Major college football analyst raises weird question about Ryan Day following Penn State’s firing of James Franklin
Considering what Ryan Day has accomplished recently, it’s not the question you’d expect.
A major shakeup happened in the Big Ten over the weekend, and it was one where the Ohio State Buckeyes could just sit back and watch. The Penn State Nittany Lions lost for the third straight time—this one to the Northwestern Wildcats—and that proved to be the final straw for James Franklin. Franklin has been fired, and to make matters worse, Penn State will be without quarterback Drew Allar for the rest of the season.
Penn State is a football program worth a lot of money and has enjoyed consistent regular-season success for much of the last decade. The job will be a coveted one, given the resources and tradition the program has, and Penn State will attract several highly qualified candidates in its search. The school isn’t expected to fill the position until after the season, but plenty of names will be thrown into the mix in the meantime.
Ryan Day mentioned for the Penn State job?
“I mean, look down the stretch. Is Kalen DeBoer happy at Alabama at the end of the season?” ESPN’s Heather Dinich said on The Pat McAfee Show on Monday. “I mean, Dan Lanning is probably pretty set in Oregon. How happy is Ryan Day? I don’t know the answer to all these questions. Would they leave? Would they leave? Right? That’s part of the question.”
With Day coming off his first national championship and holding a 6-0 record so far this season, there should be zero doubt about how happy he is in Columbus. Winning it all was something Day had been building toward for years, coming close back in 2022. The only blemish on his Ohio State resume has been four straight losses to Michigan. Everything else has been excellent, and Buckeye Nation couldn’t be happier with its head coach.
Day is 76-10 as the head coach of the Buckeyes, and his son is currently a junior quarterback with multiple college offers. There’s virtually no chance Day would leave Columbus before his son finishes his prep career at DeSales (OH)—and certainly not to take what would be considered a step down to Penn State. Urban Meyer handed Day a program in great shape, and Day has maintained, if not elevated, that standard. Penn State simply holds no appeal for someone in his position.
If Day were to leave Ohio State anytime soon, it would only be to make a jump to the NFL. Before arriving in Columbus, he spent two seasons in the league as an assistant. Day already holds what is arguably the most coveted job in college football, and questioning his happiness in Columbus feels misguided at best. No worries, Buckeye Nation — Day isn’t leading the Nittany Lions anytime soon.
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