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It’s national championship-or-bust for Ohio State and Ryan Day. That’s what Day’s career has come down to now that he’s lost to Michigan four years in a row.
While the previous three losses — all to Michigan teams that went on to play in the Big Ten Championship Game — were understandable, if not frustrating, this latest defeat is inexcusable. There’s no reality in which a top-two Ohio State team should lose to five-loss Michigan on its home turf.
But that’s what happened. The Buckeyes didn’t score in the second half, and they didn’t even get a first down in the fourth quarter, as Michigan kicked a late field goal and then stopped Ohio State on fourth down to pull off a stunning 13-10 win.
That result cost Ohio State a spot in the Big Ten Championship Game. The Buckeyes are still a virtual lock to make the College Football Playoff at this point, and could still host a first-round game, but whatever goodwill that Day had left with Ohio State’s fanbase — and it was already wearing quite thin given Ohio State’s modern inability to get past Michigan — has evaporated entirely.
Anything less than a College Football Playoff National Championship, at the very least, and Day’s time in Columbus should be over. Winning just 10 regular-season games and sneaking into the playoff as an at-large team while fielding a $20 million roster absolutely loaded with future NFL talent is coaching malpractice.
It will take something special for Day to save himself.
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Author : Will Backus
Publish date : 2024-12-01 14:13:00
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