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Comparing Ohio State Head Coaching Success in Year One As Ryan Day Takes the Reins

Ryan Day is just the sixth head coach to guide Ohio State's football program since Woody Hayes arrived in Columbus way back in 1951, and one of those, Luke Fickell, did so on a one-year interim basis.

Where Day's first year will stack up against his predecessors remains to be seen. Despite a lack of head coaching experience, he's proven himself to be an offensive wiz and the early returns on recruiting indicate he's up to the challenge. While Day did serve as acting head coach for the first three games of the 2018 season, being the permanent head coach is a different beast.