As Ryan Day and his son RJ drove back to Columbus after RJ participated in the Elite 11 Regional in Massillon, Ohio, on Saturday, Ohio State’s head coach struggled to find the words to talk to his son about what happened that morning.
That two-hour drive home came just hours after former Ohio State quarterback Dwayne Haskins, who Ryan said “was like a big brother” to RJ, was killed when he was hit by a truck on Saturday morning. The elder Day, who was Haskins’ offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for his final two seasons as a Buckeye, was still struggling to process the tragedy when he met with the media on Monday morning.