COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ryan Day has an idea of how Wisconsin coach Paul Chryst feels right now. Unassuming Illinois sneaked up on the then-No. 6 Badgers last week and likely ruined what was starting to look like a steady climb into College Football Playoff contention. More Badgers coverage Day, the first-year Ohio State coach, feels Chryst’s pain. He was on Urban Meyer’s staff when the Buckeyes were upset by Iowa in 2017 and then by Purdue in 2018. Both times the inexplicable midseason defeats cut deep, pushing Ohio State just outside the playoff picture at the end. And Day knows Wisconsin’s loss will make the Badgers (6-1, 3-1 Big Ten), who slipped to a No. 13 ranking, even more resolute Saturday when they visit the Horseshoe to face the No. 3 Buckeyes (7-0, 4-0). Day hasn’t “let one slip away” so far as a head coach and wants to avoid…
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