Tressel, of course, was speaking from experience through the lens of what current coach Ryan Day and his family go through on a weekly basis in Columbus. "The next day they're saying you're horrible and you're really not.

This victory will taste extra sweet for the wrongly-embattled Day, who could choose to leave Columbus with the task complete

Former Ohio State coach Urban Meyer absolutely dominated Michigan during his seven seasons as the head coach of the Buckeyes. Meyer finished 7-0 against the Wolverines, becoming an Ohio State coaching legend in the process.

The No. 8 seed Ohio State Buckeyes are national champions after a 34-23 win over No. 7 Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff title game on Monday night. It was a thrilling ending to the first-ever 12-team playoff, and Ryan Day's Ohio State team won four in a row to hoist the trophy and become national champs.

Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer led the Buckeyes to a national title win in the first year of the College Football Playoff. Last night, his former assistant Ryan Day replicated the feat in an even more difficult 12-team playoff.

Ohio State coach Ryan Day faced criticism after the team's loss to Michigan. He and the Buckeyes drowned that out with a national championship win.

The program's first national championship in a decade should provide Ryan Day some relief from the Ohio State fan base. Some.

Years of disappointment made Ohio State coach Ryan Day question whether he'd ever coach OSU to a title. Those heartbreaks made the title even sweeter.

Team meeting with Ryan Day after Ohio State lost to Michigan galvanized the Buckeyes for their college football championship run.

Ryan Day deserved to feel vindication when he won a national championship less than two months after it seemed his Ohio State job was on the line.

Thankfully, the golf cart carrying the Ohio State delegation to the media room following their win over Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff championship game wasn't going very fast when it crashed into the wall. Everyone on the cart was perfectly fine. Day's face during the incident, though, said it all.

The Ohio State football coach still has a Michigan problem, but a victory against Notre Dame on Monday night would secure the College Football Playoff title.