The indoor practice field of the Woody Hayes Athletic Center felt like the interior of a refrigerator.
Not cold, but chilled. Some media wore long sleeves, others sported coats. Ryan Day sat down before the contingent of reporters to field the first question. The first words popped out of his mouth and snapped the crisp November air.
“We’ve got to do what it takes to win the game.”
That’s how Day responded when asked if he felt winning the rushing battle was necessary to win The Game. His inflection was the lowercase version, the game. But he was talking about The Game.