Ryan Day Received $1M Bonus Following Ohio State’s CFP Victory Over Notre Dame

Head coach Ryan Day is taking home a nice bonus check after Ohio State defeated Notre Dame 34-23 in the College Football Playoff final. This win earned him his first national championship.

In the meantime, Ryan Day went into the game with $500,000 in bonuses for the Buckeyes’ run to the national title game. He received the most significant bonus for an Ohio State coach in a long time after hitting one million dollars, with a total combined sum of $1 million within a contractual ceiling of $10 million in basic compensation.

Ohio State quickly fell behind since Notre Dame’s 18-play drive went for a touchdown. The Buckeyes promptly put the game away with 31 unanswered points.

Ohio State quarterback Will Howard set up a field goal that sealed the victory after the Irish got within a score thanks to a stunning 56-yard pass to receiver Jeremiah Smith.

After an up-and-down year, Ryan Day had faced questions about his job security. However, he quieted all the noise with Monday night’s national title win. He will quickly turn the page and try to lead the Buckeyes to a second consecutive championship next season.

Kirk Herbstreit Sends Message to Ryan Day After the Victory

This was Ohio State’s first national title win since the 2014 season and the first for coach Ryan Day. He was appointed at the end of the 2018 season. During the postgame analysis, ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit discussed Ryan Day’s success, given the high achievements of the Buckeyes’ head coach.

“I hear the stories behind the curtain; I know what he and his wife and his family go through,” Herbstreit quoted by Awful Announcing. “It’s tough. It’s a tough thing to happen when you’re coaching at a school where you dream of winning every game yourself. He just handled it with such class.”

Ryan Day went to the College Football Playoffs after beating the Michigan Wolverines in week 14 as Ohio State head coach. He has gone 1-4 against the Wolverines since taking over the program at the end of the 2018 season.

Day has an overall record of 44 wins against all Big Ten schools except Michigan. However, despite this, college football analysts and fans have criticized him throughout his career.

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