COLUMBUS, Ohio — When Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith simultaneously announced the resignation of head coach Urban Meyer and the elevation of offensive coordinator Ryan Day as Meyer’s replacement in December 2018, I called it a risk. This is 39-year-old Ryan Day, first-time head coach, taking over one of the top five programs in college football and replacing a three-time national champion. There is reason for optimism. But there’s some risk to it as well. That’s how I finished my column that day. A year later, I talked with Smith about how well everything worked out, and how he reached his decision on Day. Today, Day has yet to lose a Big Ten game, he’s led the Buckeyes to the College Football Playoff in each of his two seasons, and his 23-2 record is blemished only by postseason losses to the two best teams of this era — Clemson…
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