When Ryan Day entered West Bloomfield (Mich.) High School, a building that Urban Meyer had frequented for years, Lakers head coach Ron Bellamy wasn't sure what to expect.
Day was replacing a living legend who had such a well-respected reputation in high schools across America that Bellamy, like so many other coaches, had a feeling there would be at least some sort of drop-off for Ohio State and the Buckeyes' recruiting.
He was quickly convinced otherwise.
“The scary part about Coach Day is that when he came in, I was like he's a nice guy and, selfishly as a Wolverine, I'm like maybe this is the guy we can beat,” Bellamy told Eleven Warriors in a February interview.