Ryan Day gets 7 year extension, $12.5MM per year

[BleedGopher]

I think this would put him as the 6th highest paid coach in the NFL!

He now has job security until the next Michigan loss.


Go Gophers!!

 

[Pompous Elitist]

I’m surprised Day wasn’t looking to move on from that cesspool, if not for his mental peace then his family members. Fresh start.

 

[MNVCGUY]

I’m surprised Day wasn’t looking to move on from that cesspool, if not for his mental peace then his family members. Fresh start.

8 figures probably makes it easier to tune out the outside noise. He just needs to get a win over Michigan to get people fully off his back.

 

[A_Slab_of_Bacon]

Generally you win a natty, raise.

 

[PMWinSTP]

I’m surprised Day wasn’t looking to move on from that cesspool, if not for his mental peace then his family members. Fresh start.

$87M+ reasons

 

[MisterGopher]

Ohio State coach Ryan Day gets contract extension through 2031 following national title

The extension adds three years to Day's previous contract.

sports.yahoo.com

 

[Pompous Elitist]

$87M+ reasons

I guess you can never have enough. I suppose he wants to beat Michigan and then he can move on. Maslow’s hierarchy.




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[mngg11]

Quite the pendulum swing from impending termination a few months back! I'd hate that life, money be damned

 

[RememberMurray]

Quite the pendulum swing from impending termination a few months back! I'd hate that life, money be damned

I wonder: was he ever in danger of being terminated, or was that just fan/sports media speculation?

Here are some numbers from ESPN. Assuming these are accurate, the idea of Day's job ever being in jeopardy seems ludicrous...

The Buckeyes won five games over top-five teams in 2024 on the way to the title, a record for a college football team in one season. It marked a remarkable resuscitation after a stunning loss to Michigan to end the regular season, a game in which the Buckeyes were nearly three-touchdown favorites.

Day is 70-10 over his six seasons at Ohio State. His 87.5% winning percentage is the highest in the sport and the third highest in college football history. He has reached the College Football Playoff in four of those seasons and has not lost more than two games in a season.

OSU's Day 2nd-highest-paid coach behind Smart

After leading Ohio State to the national title, Buckeyes coach Ryan Day has agreed to a new contract that is set to make him the country's second-highest-paid head coach.

www.espn.com

 

[MNVCGUY]

Quite the pendulum swing from impending termination a few months back! I'd hate that life, money be damned

It definitely isn't for everyone.....coaches now get paid a ridiculous amount of money but they are also under a ton of pressure and stress and work insane hours, plus have to deal with media and fans going after them and in some cases their families....

Years ago I heard Ted Roof talking with someone interested in pursuing coaching. His general advice to him was that if you have to coach, get into coaching.....if you think you can be happy doing something else....do that.

 

[PMWinSTP]

I guess you can never have enough. I suppose he wants to beat Michigan and then he can move on. Maslow’s hierarchy.

I'm sure the buyout is pretty lucrative, like 80% of the remaining amount if fired. Would be almost 53 in 2031. You'd think he'd have just invested well by that point and could "retire". With the salaries where they are for P4 HC jobs, I'd love to see these guys do a couple contracts and then go coach a high school or D3 football team, if they still have that itch to scratch.