Despite a national title, Ryan Day has underachieved at Ohio State

On Monday, the Big Ten announced that this year’s conference championship game will be its last. After 16 seasons, the event will be no more as the College Football Playoff expands to 24 teams in 2027, eliminating the need for silly little things like conference title games. With Ohio State at 6-3 overall and 4-2 in Big Ten play this year, the Buckeyes will need to win out and get considerable help to make one final appearance at Lucas Oil Stadium.

That means Ryan Day will likely finish his eight seasons as Ohio State’s head coach in the Big Ten Championship Game era with just two conference titles, all the way back in 2019 and 2020.