Ohio State rewarded Ryan Day with a new contract that makes him the second-highest paid coach in America, but that won't ease the pressure he faces in the ever-evolving college landscape.
Ohio State's Ryan Day received the kind of praise and recognition that had eluded him for his first five years as the program's head coach immediately following winning the Buckeyes' first national title since 2014 and second in the College Football Playoff era. Just three weeks after his team defeated Notre Dame in the national championship game, the university announced it not only extended Day for the next seven years, but would pay him handsomely. He’ll earn a base salary of $12.
athletics, to the amount of money NIL collectives are willing to raise and dole out to keep or procure prize talent, to the implementation of general managers and importance of player personnel departments, to the money pouring in from television rights for games, to the longest season in the sport’s history, and the potential landmark House v.
settlement that will lead to a presumptive salary cap across collegiate athletics while athletic departments satisfy Title IX law. It’s a long list, but it isn’t exhaustive. It’s something that folks like Ohio State athletic director Ross Bjork must consider day and night. With this much change, and change being the only constant in college football, the question isn’t whether Day is worth $12.
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