January 11, 2025

Ryan Day's rant had the intended effect on Ohio State. Will it lead to wins?

Martin Rogers FOX Sports Insider Maybe you liked Ryan Day’s postgame rant, perhaps you didn’t. Maybe you thought it was all part of sports and summed up the passion and energy of college football, or maybe you felt it was either a bit weird, or an overzealous response to remarks made by an aging media pundit, or both. Either way, it doesn’t really matter. Because whether the Ohio State head coach’s outburst was pre-planned or represented true, heat-of-the-victory impulse is now irrelevant, for he has found a group who loved it so much that he’s definitely not regretting it now. Day spoke up following the Buckeyes’ thrilling, walk-off 17-14 victory over Notre Dame on Sept. 23, angrily and loudly singling out remarks from former Irish head coach Lou Holtz that appeared to question Day’s team’s toughness. Face red, eyes ablaze, he launched into a stout defense of Ohio State’s mettle…

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