A month or so after he got the job, Day got his first big break. He persuaded quarterback Justin Fields to transfer from Georgia after one year. Under Day’s tutelage, the highly intelligent Fields developed into a Heisman Trophy finalist. The Buckeyes ran the table, showing off an efficient, high-scoring offense and one of the nation’s best defenses, led by consensus All-Americans Chase Young and Jeff Okudah. Ohio State is 13-0 and set to face Clemson in the College Football Playoff. In the Arizona desert on Saturday, Day will match wits with Dabo Swinney, who has coached the Tigers to two national titles in the last three years. Day got back from last weekend’s Heisman Trophy ceremony in New York where Ohio State defensive lineman Young also was a finalist in time to announce an early-signing recruiting class considered to be among the top three in the country. He can’t,…
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