Ryan Day isn’t going to be happy with what was just decided for this college football season and it will impact Ohio State

The Ohio State Buckeyes are sitting nicely at 5-0 on the season with their first two Big Ten wins out of the way. Ohio State will be on the road this weekend against a good Illinois team that will give their best shot at knocking off the No. 1-ranked Buckeyes. Ohio State’s best win of the season is over Texas and that doesn’t look as good as it once did thanks to their loss to the Florida Gators. 

Ohio State will continue to take it one week at a time, that’s always been something Ryan Day is very big on. But an issue just came up for the Buckeyes to deal with down the road that day didn’t want to see happen, and one that college football will likely fix at some point. 

The new transfer portal window is at an unfair spot on the calendar 

There will now be just one transfer window that will take place from Jan. 2 until Jan. 16 this winter. The 15-day window will be there for players to decide to enter the portal following their regular season and most bowl games. However, four teams will still be competing during this window still and they’ll now have to worry about recruiting the portal while preparing for a huge game. The semifinals of the College Football Playoff are on Jan. 8-9, 2026, and the CFP National Championship is on Jan. 19. 

“I don't think it's a good idea at all,” Day said back on Sep. 9 about the new window. “In the conversations that we had with the Big Ten coaches, I think the majority of them agree. I just don't quite understand how teams that are playing in the playoffs are expected to make the decisions and sign their upcoming players while they're still getting ready to play [in] games. It doesn't make any sense to me.”