Ryan Day drops cryptic quote that adds another layer to Ohio State’s impressive win over Michigan
Ryan Day touched on what Ohio State dealt with in the win over Michigan that raised questions.
The Ohio State Buckeyes restored their upper hand in the rivalry against the Michigan Wolverines over the weekend. Ohio State moved to 12-0 on the season with a 27-9 win over Michigan.
The Buckeyes didn’t give up a touchdown and controlled the game throughout after an early, uncharacteristic turnover by QB Julian Sayin. Ohio State totaled 419 yards of offense while holding Michigan to just 163 yards. Despite winning by three scores, the Buckeyes did face a bit of adversity. They lost their helmet communication system for a portion of the second half—but fortunately, they were prepared.
Ryan Day had a feeling going into the Michigan game
“We lost communication there in the second half, but the good news was that earlier that week, I thought there may be an inkling that it may happen, so we had a plan for it,” Day said on Tuesday. “We had a wristband plan, and then we would bring Julian [Sayin] over, and that was just getting us through it until we got the headsets back up and running, which took a little while to get done. But just by chance, we had a plan for it, and so we were ready to go when it happened.”
While Day did not make any direct accusations about what caused the issue, he clearly had a sense that something unusual might occur. Ohio State’s head coach was asked why he would anticipate such an out-of-the-ordinary problem.
“You just got to be ready for anything. And when you go into any big game, you’re always trying to put contingency plans in place for anything that could possibly happen,” Day said. “And so, yeah, I was in here on Friday. And I think some of the guys on the staff were looking at me sideways like, ‘Why would you think that would happen?’ I said, ‘I don’t know, we just got to be ready for anything.’ It’s funny how your mind works.”
Helmet communication or not, it ultimately didn’t matter. The Buckeyes rolled Michigan, and nothing was going to change that. When Ohio State opened the second half with a 50-yard touchdown to WR Carnell Tate, the game was effectively sealed. Ohio State was ready for the communication issue, though it’s something they probably shouldn’t have had to worry about.
The Buckeyes now turn their attention to the Big Ten Championship in Indianapolis, where they will face the Indiana Hoosiers. Ohio State shouldn’t have to worry about helmet communication contingency plans this Saturday, but as Day said, you never know.
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