Yesterday was the first time Ryan Day ran a practice as Ohio State’s official head coach, as the Buckeyes opened up spring practices. Sure, Day ran things as interim head coach during Urban Meyer’s suspension heading into the 2018 season, but now Day knows the program is all his and the buck stops with him.
Day knows there is a going to be some growing pains, but he is off to a good start in trying to jump outside of his comfort zone and making sure the defense gets just as much attention as the offense. While only one day of practice is in the books, the returns are already positive, as defensive end Jonathon Cooper has said Day has already been involved with the defense.