While Ohio State players and staff piled onto a stage in the middle of Lucas Oil Stadium in the very first minutes of the first Sunday of December, Ryan Day stood some 20 yards behind the fray next to his wife and children and surveyed the Buckeyes enjoying their second consecutive Big Ten title.
Urban Meyer had woven through the barricades and climbed the steps, making his way through the crowd to accept what he says will be his final conference championship trophy. The record-breaking, dynasty-building head coach said Tuesday afternoon that he believes his coaching days are over.