COLUMBUS, Ohio — RJ Day, the son of the Ohio State head coach Ryan Day, had a rough ending to his junior season on Friday night. The Columbus St. Francis DeSales quarterback had thrown for a school record of 482 yards last week in a playoff win against Ashland. It included a game-winning touchdown and three scores overall.

UCLA Bruins quarterback Nico Iamaleava will return to Columbus this weekend for the first time since the Tennessee Vols' loss to the Ohio State Buckeyes in the first round of the College Football Playoff last season.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State head coach Ryan Day is holding his weekly press briefing with the media Tuesday morning from the Woody Hayes Athletic Center. The top-ranked Buckeyes will play the Purdue Boilermakers at Ross–Ade Stadium on Saturday. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. and it will air on the Big Ten Network.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ryan Day stands behind a lectern in Ohio State’s team room each Tuesday. There, he answers questions from a collection of reporters, speaking as the coach of the nation’s top-ranked football team.

The Ohio State Buckeyes and Ryan Day finally got over the hump last season and captured a national championship. After getting close a couple of times before, everything came together for the Buckeyes.

John Legend visited with the Ohio State football coaching staff at the Woody Hayes Athletic center ahead of his concert on Nov. 10.

OSU is entering the most pivotal part of its season as it hopes to repeat as national champions, reclaim the Big Ten title for the first time since 2020 and snap a four-game losing streak against Michigan. An 80% grade won’t cut it anymore because accomplishing those three things requires everyone to raise their level of play.