Ohio State coach Ryan Day has lauded the Buckeyes for buying into his coaching philosophy and vision in Year One, and the university’s investment in Day and his coaching staff was similarly robust. Including bonuses paid Day and his 10 assistant coaches for a 13-1 season, OSU will have paid more than $14.5 million in salary compensation to its football coaching staff since the beginning of 2019 until the end of their contract years on Friday. That number does not include part-time coaches, support personnel or medical and training staff in and around the football program. Day will receive the biggest portion of that, a total of $5,243,334 for his first season as Urban Meyer’s successor, according to a copy of Day’s contract obtained from Ohio State. That number traces to payments of: $850,000 in base salary, $2,589,167 for coaches shows and media obligations, $1,354,167 from Nike, $50,000 for Big…
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