What is the Ohio State Buckeyes’ contract status with Ryan Day?
Day has been in charge of Ohio State’s football program for four seasons, during which he led the team to two conference crowns. However, Day is under fire following an embarrassing Cotton Bowl loss to Missouri.
Having assumed the role in January 2019, Ryan Patrick is the head football coach at Ohio State University. Day was the Buckeyes’ co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach prior to being named head coach.
His record is 53-8 if you exclude the three games he coached in 2018 before formally taking over as the Buckeyes’ head coach.
Day played college football at the University of New Hampshire from 1998 to 2001, where his football career got its start. He started working as a tight ends coach at the University of New Hampshire after finishing his playing career.
In addition, he has held assistant coaching positions at Temple, Boston College, and the National Football League’s Philadelphia Eagles.
Day had an incredible amount of success in his three games as the Ohio State Buckeyes’ acting head coach in 2018. He helped the team stay among the best in the nation by leading them to three victories.
Day was in an interim position, but his leadership and coaching abilities were clear and well-received.
Details of Ryan Day’s contract
In May 2022, Ohio State football coach Ryan Day agreed to a seven-year contract that included a two-year extension. The total value of the agreement is $66.5 million.
In contrast to other coaches, he receives a $9.5 million annual salary that is fixed. This sum will not change for the duration of the contract, which expires in 2028.
Day is paid among the richest in college football (7th highest salary of all coaches). In the annual survey of head coaching salaries conducted by USA TODAY Sports, he came in second place, just behind Michigan State’s Mel Tucker.
Day took charge of Ohio State’s program for four seasons, winning his first two seasons’ share of conference championships.
Nick Saban of Alabama ($10.96 million), Dabo Swinney of Clemson ($10.54 million), Kirby Smart of Georgia ($10.25 million), and Brian Kelly of Louisiana State ($9.81 million) are the college football head coaches with the highest salaries.Mel Tucker is ranked fifth with $9 million, followed in sixth place by Jimbo Fisher of Texas A&M.
