The past three weeks offered head coach Ryan Day ample time to reflect.
Ohio State didn’t sign anybody on Wednesday’s National Signing Day. The team didn’t start Mickey Marotti-led offseason workouts until Monday. He didn’t have to go out and replace a bunch of assistant coaches or deal with abnormal staff turnover. For the first time in months, he could take a proverbial step back and recalibrate.
So, naturally, he spent hours dissecting the defensive issues on display for the country to see in the national championship game when Alabama laid 52 points and 621 yards in a blowout 52-24 victory.