🟥 BREAKING NEWS: Ohio State Head Coach Ryan Day Submits Resignation to NCAA

Sources close to the program confirm that Day, 46, submitted his resignation late Monday night in a detailed 4-page letter addressed to both Ohio State University leadership and NCAA President Charlie Baker. In the letter, Day reportedly expressed his concerns about the “corporatization of college football” and the “inability to maintain a consistent culture in a revolving door environment.”
“This is no longer the college football I grew up dreaming of coaching,” Day wrote, according to a leaked excerpt from the letter. “Loyalty, development, and discipline have taken a backseat to bidding wars and social media hype.”
NIL & Transfer Portal Tensions Boil Over
Day has been outspoken in recent months about the NCAA’s challenges in regulating NIL deals and transfer rules. Insiders say he clashed with boosters over high-dollar NIL offers and struggled to retain key players who were lured away by more lucrative opportunities at other programs.
The final straw, according to sources, came last week when five-star quarterback recruit Jaylen Morrison decommitted from Ohio State after allegedly receiving a $5 million NIL package from a rival SEC school.
What’s Next for Ohio State?
Ohio State Athletic Director Gene Smith is expected to hold a press conference within the next 24 hours. For now, Offensive Coordinator Brian Hartline is expected to serve as interim head coach as the university scrambles to manage one of the most shocking mid-season shakeups in recent college football history.
Fans, alumni, and analysts are left stunned.
“You don’t just walk away from a team like this unless something’s deeply broken behind the scenes,” said ESPN analyst and former Buckeye Kirk Herbstreit. “This is seismic.”
A Legacy Interrupted
Day finishes his tenure at Ohio State with an impressive 67–10 record, three Big Ten Championships, and a National Championship runner-up finish. However, he also faced increasing criticism from the Buckeye faithful for recent losses to archrival Michigan and a lack of postseason consistency.
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