Chip Kelly saved Ryan Day's Ohio State career last year

We would not be talking about Ryan Day as Ohio State's head coach if not for Chip Kelly's performance last year | Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn ImagesRyan Day would not be the head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes right now had Chip Kelly not taken the reins of the offense in 2024 and steered Will Howard, the two-headed running back monster of TreVeyon Henderson and Quinshon Judkins, and the receiving troika of Jeremiah Smith, Emeka Egbuka, and Carnell Tate to a CFP title victory.

Without Kelly, Day either relies on Brian Hartline, his receiving guru, who tends to neglect the run, or his own play-calling, which has not worked out well, as the 2023 season, the…