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Ryan Day’s Formula for Trust: How Khary Wilder, Legend Bey, and Ohio State Football Players Earn Opportunities

Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day leads warm ups prior to the NCAA football game against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City on Oct. 3, 2026. Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch

October 7, 2026

Ryan Day explained how Khary Wilder, Legend Bey, and Ohio State football players earn trust, opportunities, and playing time through communication, discipline, preparation, and accountability. COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ryan Day has no problem recruiting talent. The harder part comes after the player gets to Ohio State. “Nobody just gets on the field because they have talent,” Day said Tuesday. Freshmen and transfers have a chance to compete for jobs, but…

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Recession Proof: How Ohio State’s Culture and Leadership Structure Are Built for College Football’s Wild West

Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day addresses his team during the first practice of training camp at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center on Aug. 6, 2026. Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

August 25, 2026

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College football has changed dramatically. Ohio State’s answer has been to change with it without losing what made the program successful in the first place. COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ryan Day was in a meeting when someone told him LSU had added a player directly from an NFL roster. A Cleveland Browns tight end was headed back to college football, another sign of how much the sport has changed. The transfer…

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Buckeye Football: Leadership Could Be Ohio State’s Secret Weapon in 2026

August 24, 2026

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Ohio State’s seven captains, Ryan Day’s culture-first philosophy, and two former NFL head coaches give the Buckeyes a leadership edge entering 2026. COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State has enough talent to win another national championship. The challenge for Ryan Day is getting 51 newcomers to understand how the Buckeyes expect to play before the schedule forces them to prove it. That’s where Ohio State’s seven captains could become its biggest…

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Road to Saturday: The Wristband That Taught Me How to Watch Ohio State Football

E + R = O Wristband | Image Credit: Blake Biscardi/The Silver Bulletin

August 23, 2026

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I have worn the same wristband every day since August 2014. It is black with red letters that read “E + R = O.” Event + Response = Outcome. I was 15 years old when I discovered an equation while watching Ohio State football. I thought I was learning how a team responded to adversity, but I had no idea I was learning how to understand people. What I remember…

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Ohio State Football: Why Ryan Day will be the First to Win Multiple Titles Since Woody Hayes

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May 7, 2026

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Ryan Day is positioned to accomplish a feat no Ohio State football coach has since Woody Hayes: win multiple National Championships. Woody Hayes used to say it plainly. While the legendary Ohio State football coach led the Buckeyes to five national championships, he embedded four words that have outlasted every generation of players, every coaching search, and every era of the sport: You win with people. The reason Ohio State…

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How Justin Haire is Rebuilding Ohio State Baseball from the Inside Out

April 14, 2026

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Ohio State baseball coach Justin Haire is successfully rebuilding the program from the inside out. Here’s how he’s doing it. The wins are starting to show up, and that part is new for Ohio State baseball. However, Justin Haire will tell you, and he’ll get back to it more than once, the wins aren’t where this story begins. It starts with the people in the room. Most of the time,…

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