As the head coach of the Ohio State football team, you are told from day one that beating Michigan is the top priority. Ryan Day hasn't been able to do that since 2019, but he did just win a national championship. ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit knows what Day has been through because of those losses.

The Ohio State Buckeyes are your College Football Playoff national champions. And with their big win over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Monday night, Ohio State head coach Ryan Day got the proverbial monkey off his back after years of criticism from his own fanbase.

After Ohio State’s shocking loss to Michigan to end the regular season, Kirk Herbstreit stood strong in Ryan Day’s corner as the criticism mounted. The Buckeyes then put together a redemption story for the ages,

That, more anything anything, has impressed ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit.

Ryan Day and Ohio State capped their memorable College Football Playoff run with a national crown Monday night.

After Ohio State lost to Michigan in the regular season finale, many assumed it was only a matter of time until Ryan Day lost his job. What happened next is history. Day and the Buckeyes regrouped and went on a tear in the College Football Playoff.