Have more comments, questions? Reach out to me at bwhite1@dispatch.com. Ryan Day talks with the media Sunday, December 6, 2021 as it was announced the Buckeyes would play in the Rose Bowl. On Ryan Day’s salary Dear Brian: Michael Oser questions Ohio State paying Ryan Day $9 million, saying, “Why should a publicly supported academic institution pay that much money when students struggle to pay tuition and living expenses?” I think it’s important to note that coach Day’s salary is paid through the athletic department budget, which receives no federal or state taxes, nor does it use tuition. Ohio State’s athletic department is fully funded through revenue, one of only a handful in college football that can make that claim. The university may be publicly supported, but the athletic department is not. Pamela Mason, Princeton, N.J. To the editor: If Ohio State doesn’t pay (Day), another college will. Don’t lose the best college football coach in the…
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