July 12, 2026

Ohio State coach Ryan Day tests positive for COVID-19 and will miss next two games


CLOSE SportsPulse: Dan Wolken details what the College Football Playoff committee got right and wrong in the first ranking of the season. USA TODAY Ohio State football coach Ryan Day has tested positive for COVID-19, the school announced Friday afternoon. Day, who has guided the No. 3 Buckeyes to an undefeated start through four gamesand serves as the primary play-caller for one of the highest-scoring offenses in the country, will miss Saturday’s game at Illinois as well as next week’s game at Michigan State. Big Ten coaches who test positive for COVID-19 are required to be out for 10 days, according to the conference’s protocols. Ohio State spokesman Jerry Emig said Friday that Day would be in insolation until Dec. 7. Defensive line coach Larry Johnson Sr., who is also the assistant head coach, will be the interim head coach against Illinois. Day is currently in isolation. A longtime assistant at Ohio…

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