“I hate to be defended in a newspaper,” Emerson wrote in an essay titled, “Compensation,” decades before American football began being played in the Northeast and spread throughout the country. “As long as all that is said is said against me, I feel a certain assurance of success. “But as soon as honeyed words of praise are spoken for me, I feel as one that lies unprotected before his enemies.” Day’s team won’t face off against any enemies on the field until Notre Dame comes to Columbus on Sept. 3, but he is still worried about a foe even older than the Fighting Irish: complacency. “If you don’t have the mentality that you’re going to prove yourself on the field every single week with competitive stamina, it doesn’t work,” Day said. “So these guys are still 18-, 19-, 20-, 21-year-old guys who are still like figuring out the game.” SP+…
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