When it comes to Ohio State’s College Football Playoff semifinal against reigning national champion Clemson in the Fiesta Bowl, Ohio State coach Ryan Day was against it before he was for it. Speaking on the Fox post-game show following OSU’s come-from-behind, 34-21 win over Wisconsin on Saturday, Day agreed with his predecessor, Urban Meyer, when the former Buckeyes’ head coach said finishing No. 1 in the final CFP rankings was “so important.” Day agreed, until he didn’t, or, more accurately, couldn’t, because to stick with that stance after being matched against the Tigers would have sent the wrong message to his 13-0 Buckeyes. “You have to beat the best to go win the national championship, and certainly Clemson is that,” Day said. “What matters at the end of the year is who’s won, not right now. So we have a big challenge ahead of us as we start to prepare for…
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