The Ohio State football team was not expecting to be sitting at home with nothing to do at this point. They were fully expecting to take down Miami in the Cotton Bowl. Instead, they were upset after not scoring any points in the first half of that game against the Hurricanes.
In that game, Ryan Day was the play-caller because Brian Hartline had those duties taken away. With Hartline now becoming the head coach for USF, Day needs to find a new offensive coordinator to take over play-calling duties. The Cotton Bowl made it clear that Day can't continue to be the play-caller.