Ryan Day believes Ohio State’s new pregame routine helped the Buckeyes minimize distractions before their season opener.
The news drew mixed reactions last week when Day announced on his weekly radio show that the team would stay at a hotel downtown rather than the Blackwell Inn, the on-campus hotel where the team previously stayed before games, on Friday nights before home games this season. Additionally, Ohio State decided that all players would wear team-issued sweatsuits for their arrival to the stadium this season rather than getting their own suits for gamedays.
One week into the new routine, however, Day believes the changes have been positive for his team.