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Ryan Day Announces Coaching News on Monday

Originally posted on Athlon Sports
By Kevin Matthew Borba | Last updated Dec 22, 2025 4:36 PM ET

Ryan Day and the defending champion Ohio State Buckeyes were tabbed as the No. 2 seed in this year's College Football Playoff following their loss to the Indiana Hoosiers in the Big Ten Championship Game.

The final scoreboard showed the Hoosiers won 13-10. The difference was a heroic touchdown pass from Hoosiers quarterback Fernando Mendoza, but those who watched the game saw Ohio State's offense have its worst performance of the year. The Buckeyes went just 4-of-12 on third down, rushed for 58 yards and saw quarterback Julian Sayin get sacked five times.

While Indiana is an extremely talented team, many around the country began pointing the finger at Ohio State's offensive coordinator Brian Hartline, who accepted the USF Bulls head coaching job three days prior to the game. With suspicions that he was struggling to multitask, frustrations have grown with Hartline in the past week as he was offering Ohio State commits scholarships to USF.

On Monday, Day announced that he felt it was best to make a change.

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When speaking to the media on Monday, Day revealed that he will assume play-calling duties, while Hartline will coach wide receivers in the team's Dec. 31 Cotton Bowl against the No. 10-seeded Miami Hurricanes.

"Really happy for Brian and the opportunity he's getting," Day said. "It's such a strange climate and the timing is brutal, but he's handled it great as you can imagine. So, right now as we move forward, he's coaching receivers. It's a lot on his plate, it's a lot to manage."

JUST IN: Ryan Day on taking on more play calling responsibilities & less for OC Brian Hartline who will continue to coach receivers in @CottonBowlGame pic.twitter.com/YGr1tGh3eK
— Clay Hall (@NewDayForClay) December 22, 2025