Ohio State first-year athletic director Ross Bjork wasn’t the one who hired Ryan Day as the school’s head football coach. However, he firmly attached himself to Day in late November when he reaffirmed the Buckeyes wouldn’t make a coaching change after a fourth straight loss to Michigan.

Ryan Day has a college football resume as impressive as anyone else. The New Hampshire-born native began his days on the gridiron playing at Manchester Central High School, then took his talents to the University of New Hampshire in 1998,

Ryan Day became Ohio State's fifth national championship-winning coach as the Buckeyes defeated Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff on Monday.