CLOSE COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Sporting several weeks of beard growth, Ryan Day looked calm for a new guy leading a storied college football program where the unrelenting pressure helped push his legendary predecessor into early retirement. The 40-year-old Day opened his first training camp as Ohio State coach on Friday, the hand-picked successor to Urban Meyer, who led the Buckeyes to a national championship in 2014. Day worked for Meyer as an assistant and has NFL experience, but he’s never been a full-time head coach at any level. He had a three-game stint as interim coach last year when Meyer was suspended for his handling of domestic violence allegations against a former assistant. “It’s exciting,” Day said Friday. “It’s part of a new journey. We all have something to prove.” The Buckeyes open Aug. 31 at home against Florida Atlantic. Day was named coach in January after Meyer decided…
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