Ohio State’s Ryan Day is one of the few head coaches who still calls his team’s offensive plays. That could be coming to an end as the Buckeye boss enters his sixth season at the helm.
According to former Ohio State quarterback and current ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit, Day told him during one of their production meetings that he was thinking of relinquishing play calling next year in an effort “to be more of a manager as a head coach.” Herbstreit went on to explain the rationale by saying “when you’re prepping a game plan, it’s a lot more that goes into it Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday to be ready to call those plays on Saturday.”
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Keep in mind that Herbstreit said Day “is thinking about relinquishing” calling plays. The decision has not been made. With offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson now the head coach at Tulsa, there is an open role in Columbus.
The first name that the former Buckeye quarterback mentioned was Brian Hartline, which makes plenty of sense. He could still coach the wide receivers while calling plays on Saturdays. Since we have yet to hear what the exact plans are from Day himself, at this moment it’s just conjecture.
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