"He has been fully vindicated," Finebaum said. "Yes, Michigan is important, losing four in a row. But winning the national championship trumps everything in the poker game of coll

Winning a national championship is the goal that every coach works toward in their careers and Ryan Day finally won his following the 2024-25 season. For a coach who was under immense pressure earlier in the season, it seems life changing. However, former Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel pushed back on that idea.

Ohio State head coach Ryan Day caught extreme heat for losing a fourth-straight game to the Michigan Wolverines in late November, but that moment proved to be a turning point for the program en route to winning a National Championship.