Ryan Day Puts Coaching Duties Aside for Son RJ Day Hours Before Biggest Test of Ohio State’s Season

Ryan Day has plenty on his mind heading into Saturday. Ohio State’s season has reached a dangerous point, Oregon is coming to Columbus, and the Buckeyes badly need a win to keep their College Football Playoff hopes from slipping further away. But before all that, the 47-year-old coach had somewhere else to be on Friday night. Ryan Day made the trip to Massillon to watch his son RJ , who was playing what turned out to be the final game of his high school football career.