On the surface, head coach Ryan Day’s task is to maintain the structure of the Ohio State football program Urban Meyer built over the last seven seasons. Athletic director AD Gene Smith selected Day to avoid having to start over and to sustain continuity. Obviously that was a smart move.
The only legitimate criticism that can be made against the program right now is how a team so rich in resources and talent has suffered two obscenely bad losses in back-to-back seasons costing it a shot at national championships. Beyond that, who can argue with the results since 2012?