Ryan Day passed his public audition earlier this season, and now he’s earned the part full-time.
Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer will retire at the end of the season following the Rose Bowl against Washington on Jan. 1. The school announced the somewhat expected bombshell news Tuesday morning. Yahoo! Sports’s Pete Thamel was the first to report on Meyer’s retirement.
Rather than go through the all the unwanted fuss of hiring a search firm and looking for Meyer’s replacement, the Buckeyes already have one in Day, their 39-year-old offensive coordinator. Day took over for Meyer after he was suspended for the first three games of the season for mishandling domestic abuse allegations against former wide receivers coach Zach Smith.