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Ryan Day and the Ohio State Buckeye’s football team were honored at the White House for their 2024 national championship victory.
It’s easy to settle the debate over which coach is the best in the Big Ten by asking a simple question: Who has won a national championship?
Only Ohio State’s Ryan Day, that’s who. After leading the Buckeyes through the gauntlet of the debut 12-team College Football Playoff, Day is one three active coaches to have the accomplishment on his resume, joining Georgia’s Kirby Smart and Clemson’s Dabo Swinney.
So that settles the No. 1 spot. But the wealth of high-profile coaches in the conference makes things a little more complicated from there.
In fact, there are so many accomplished coaches in the Big Ten that Lincoln Riley barely cracks the top 10. While he’s struggled the past two years at Southern California, Riley made three trips to the playoff at Oklahoma and has already made Bowl Subdivision history as the head coach for three Heisman Trophy-winning quarterbacks.
Let’s break down the Big Ten pecking order from No. 1 through No. 18:
1. Ryan Day, Ohio State
While he has come under fire for the Buckeyes losing four in a row against Michigan, Day enters his seventh year as the full-time coach with an overall record of 70-10 and a 46-5 mark in Big Ten play. If he maintains that pace through his 10th year, Day’s winning percentage of 87.5% would rank second all-time among FBS coaches, trailing Notre Dame’s Knute Rockne.
2. James Franklin, Penn State
A national championship ring continues to escape Franklin and the Nittany Lions, though last year’s team came within a few plays against Notre Dame of meeting Ohio State in the title game. While detractors will focus on what he isn’t, Franklin has brought Penn State back…
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