Ohio State head coach Ryan Day got a vote of confidence from his new athletic director Ross Bjork this week. But that’s not enough to save his future in Columbus as far as Paul Finebaum is concerned.
Appearing on The Matt Barrie Show this week, Finebaum said that he’s more concerned about Day than any other coach in college football. He said that he’s gotten so unpopular that only a title can save him and compared him to “a busted stock on Wall Street.”
“The coach I am more concerned about right now more than anyone is Ryan Day,” Finebaum said. “Don’t throw up his gaudy record. I’m well aware of what he has done. But his popularity — he looks like a busted stock on Wall Street.”
After projecting that there will be a new head coach at Michigan this coming season, Finebaum made it clear that he sees Day in a lot of trouble if the Buckeyes lose to him in The Game.
Ryan Day’s tenure at Ohio State got off to a blazing start with back-to-back Big Ten titles, two trips to the College Football Playoff and a national title game runner-up performance.
But in the three seasons since their loss to Alabama, the season has largely ended the same way: A loss to Michigan, no Big Ten title and a non-factor in the national title game.
Is Day on the heat seat heading into the 2024 season?