Latest Ryan Day News

Howard throws 2 TD passes to Smith to help Ohio State rout Tennessee 42-17 in CFP

Dec. 22, 2024 01:54 AM EST

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Will Howard threw two touchdown passes to freshman Jeremiah Smith and Ohio State routed Tennessee 42-17 on Saturday night in a first-round College Football Playoff game, setting up a New Year's Day rematch with No. 1 Oregon at the Rose Bowl. Quinshon Judkins...

Ohio State wants redemption, Tennessee seeks respect in first-round CFP matchup

Dec. 19, 2024 11:16 AM EST

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Coach Josh Heupel doesn't much care for the narrative that No. 7 Tennessee, with its checkered history over the past 15 years, is content just to have reached the College Football Playoff. The fourth-year coach knows that mindset won't work facing a team like...

College Football Playoff picks: SMU, Clemson, Vols, Hoosiers beware as CFP opens on campus

Dec. 18, 2024 15:16 PM EST

Welcome to the new-look postseason, where the path to the national championship begins at campus sites for eight of the 12 teams in the College Football Playoff. Bundle up, buttercup. Snow showers are forecast to give way to cloudy skies...

Ohio State’s Howard and Vols' Iamaleava dealing with playoff pressure from different perspectives

Dec. 17, 2024 17:31 PM EST

Nico Iamaleava has been learning on the job with each snap, and Saturday night will be his 14th start this year for the seventh-ranked Tennessee Volunteers. Will Howard's next start for No. 6 Ohio State could be his last in college. The quarterbacks in Saturday night's first-round...

Ohio St AD Ross Bjork is 'absolutely' confident that coach Ryan Day will return next year

Dec. 12, 2024 14:42 PM EST

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State athletic director Ross Bjork said Thursday that he is “absolutely” confident that Ryan Day will be back as football coach in 2025. Calls to fire the sixth-year coach rose among Ohio State fans after the Buckeyes lost to Michigan for the fourth...

Ryan Day admits mistakes in Ohio State's loss to Michigan and looks to playoffs to redeem himself

Dec. 04, 2024 15:39 PM EST

Ohio State coach Ryan Day said Wednesday he was “in shock” after losing to rival Michigan for the fourth straight year and looks to the College Football Playoff as a chance to redeem himself and his team. The calls to fire Day have been growing louder since Saturday's 13-10 loss...

Signing period comes earlier than usual this year. Some coaches would rather it be even sooner

Dec. 02, 2024 14:36 PM EST

High school football recruits get a chance to finalize their college decisions a couple of weeks sooner than usual this year. Some coaches wouldn’t mind see the recruiting calendar moved up a few months earlier than that. Football's early signing period begins Wednesday and runs...

College football players scuffle after flags come out following rivalry wins

Dec. 01, 2024 00:22 AM EST

College football was dominated by flags on Saturday. Not the ones thrown by officials — the ones planted by players in the middle of the field. Michigan, North Carolina State and Florida celebrated road wins by displaying flags on the logos in the middle of their rivals' stadiums....

Michigan, Ohio State players brawl after Wolverines beat No. 2 Buckeyes. Police use pepper spray

Nov. 30, 2024 22:59 PM EST

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A fight broke out at midfield after Michigan stunned No. 2 Ohio State 13-10 on Saturday when Wolverines players attempted to plant their flag on the OSU logo and were confronted by the Buckeyes. Police used pepper spray to break up the players, who threw...

Michigan upsets No. 2 Ohio State 13-10 for Wolverines' 4th straight win over bitter rival

Nov. 30, 2024 19:37 PM EST

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Dominic Zvada kicked a 21-yard field goal with 45 seconds left and Michigan stunned No. 2 Ohio State 13-10 on Saturday, ending the Buckeyes ’ hopes of returning to the Big Ten title game. Kalel Mullings broke away for a 27-yard run, setting up the Wolverines...