There aren’t many similarities between Indiana’s Tom Allen and Ohio State’s Ryan Day.
Allen joined the college coaching ranks from his work at high schools, Day came from the NFL. Allen inherited the losingest program in all of FBS while Day was handed the reigns of a juggernaut and expected to contend for national titles.
But both were on their program’s staff prior to being promoted to head coach. On Saturday, for the first time as opposing head coaches, both held play sheets.
Day called plays against Indiana as Ohio State’s offensive coordinator in 2018 prior to Urban Meyer’s retirement and Day’s promotion to head coach.