Ohio State Buckeyes athletic director Ross Bjork claims head coach Ryan Day has nothing to fret about earlier than the School Soccer Playoff.
Questions on Day’s job safety arose after the Buckeyes misplaced a fourth straight sport to rival Michigan of their regular-season finale. On Thursday, Bjork stated Day does not have to win the nationwide championship to save lots of his job, and he’ll “completely” be their HC subsequent season.
“Coach Day is superior,” Bjork informed WBNS-FM in Columbus. “He is nice to work with. He completely will get it. He loves being a Buckeye. And so we will help him on the highest stage all through.”
Bjork is in his first yr as Ohio State’s AD after spending 5 years at Texas A&M. Maybe he does not perceive how a lot the Buckeyes’ rivalry with the Wolverines means to their fan base. Regardless, he insists this system remains to be in an important place.
“We’re nonetheless respiration. We’re nonetheless alive. The season’s not over. The e book will not be closed,” Bjork stated. “We have got to believe. I imply, Ohio State needs to be assured each single day. We’re Ohio State.”
The Buckeyes stay one of many preeminent applications in school soccer. In six seasons with Day as HC, they’ve produced many NFL stars, together with New York Jets vast receiver Garrett Wilson and Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud.
Nonetheless, Day is 1-3 within the CFP, and the Buckeyes have not received a nationwide title since 2014.
In line with ESPN’s Jake Trotter, Ohio State invested $20M into its roster in 2024. If Day loses within the first spherical of the CFP, that might additional show he struggles to ship in huge video games regardless of having elite expertise.
No. 8 seed Ohio State hosts No. 9 Tennessee within the first spherical of the CFP on Dec. 21. Day higher not flop. If he does, Bjork ought to rethink his stance. The Buckeyes cannot hold giving Day a boatload of assets just for him to maintain producing the identical outcomes.
