Ryan Day Made Impressive College Football History With Saturday's Win

Ryan Day becomes all-time leader in winning percentage

With a record of 75-10 over his first 85 games, Day's winning percentage of .882 has passed up that of the great Knute Rockne who led ND to 105 wins, 12 losses and five ties over his 13 years in South Bend from 1918-1930 (.881).

Since the NCAA requires at least 10 years of coaching service to be considered for a record book placement, Day isn't the official all-time leader just yet however. But if he's able to keep this pace for at least a couple more seasons that will quickly change.

Day's Buckeyes have never lost more than two games with him at the helm — which can also be said about his mentor and Hall of Famer Urban Meyer.

Day announces 'retirement'

Asked about the record by the media over the weekend, Day joked that it was time for him to step away from his post and that he had a great time coaching in Columbus.

"Well, I'm glad you brought that up because this is the last game I'll ever be coaching at Ohio State," Day laughed with a reporter. "I'm gonna hang it up, and that's it. I'm gonna do a walk off right now — I've appreciated being the coach here."

"No, a long way to go," the coach continued. "It has everything to do with the players, the coaches and this place... Some of these seasons are like dog years at Ohio State, but I'm fortunate to be here, and I know what the obligation is, I know what the expectation is, and so do these players and coaches, so we'll just keep swinging away."

While Day has enjoyed a ton of success at OSU, it hasn't been without its moments on the hot seat.

The 46-year-old has talked about some of the darker moments his family has experienced in the aftermath of the program's losses to Michigan and it wasn't looking good for him heading into last year's Playoff.

Still though, Day remains one of the best coaches in all of college football and its hard to imagine the Buckeyes not having success as long as he's around.