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Ryan Day's Family Gets Major News on Wednesday

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Matt Audilet | Last updated May 7, 2025 8:07 PM ET

Ryan Day and his family had a big year in 2024.

Day faced severe criticism after Ohio State's regular-season finale loss to the unranked Michigan Wolverines. So much so that the Ohio State program leader was forced to hire security to protect himself and his family.

But in response to this criticism, Day ultimately went on to lead his program to a College Football Playoff national championship victory over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish this past January.

As Day now prepares for the Buckeyes' title defense in 2025, his son, RJ, is fielding offers from several programs around the nation.

RJ is a 2027 quarterback prospect from St. Francis DeSales High School in Columbus, Ohio. On Wednesday, he announced a scholarship offer from offensive coordinator Jeff Nixon and the Syracuse Orange.

"Thank you @CoachNixon_Cuse for offering me a scholarship to Syracuse University!!" RJ wrote on X.

Thank you@CoachNixon_Cuse for offering me a scholarship to Syracuse University!!@FootballSFD @BradMaendler @AllenTrieu @SWiltfong_@PeteNakos_@247Sports @TheUCReport pic.twitter.com/rqNSRRoywz
— RJ Day (@rj_day1) May 7, 2025

This scholarship offer from Syracuse marks the 13th offer of Day's recruitment so far. The 6-foot-1 QB has also received offers from Akron, Boston College, Bowling Green, Charlotte, Cincinnati, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Marshall, Miami (OH), Rhode Island, Temple and Toldeo.

Last week, Ryan Day discussed his son's recruiting process on the ESPN "College GameDay Podcast."

“As fast as this is going, and has gone, knowing he’s going to be in college in two years... It's terrifying,” Day said. "He's my best friend... He comes to games with me. We're able to share this game of football together. He's obsessed with the game, so that's been really cool."

“You know at the end of the day, when we go on these recruiting visits, I don’t really care about the facilities or the weight room,” Day continued. "I just want to know who’s going to help raise my son. Who are the men that are going to be around to help him become a better football player, but a better man off the field, and is actually going to care about him. I think that makes us all better coaches when you look at it like that."

Day and the Buckeyes will kickoff their 2025 college football schedule with a highly-anticipated matchup against the Texas Longhorns on Aug. 30.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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