When Ryan Day led Ohio State to a national championship after coming under intense scrutiny after the Buckeyes lost to Michigan at the end of the regular season, the reaction was swift and furious.
Ohio State managed to beat Notre Dame 34-23 on Monday in Atlanta on a fourth-quarter chase, clinching the program's first national title since 2014.
Following the championship win, several celebrities took to social media to voice their support for the Buckeyes head coach.
“Ryan Day looks like he can win big games.'' Posted by Robert Griffin III on X Shortly after the Buckeyes secured the victory.
The former NFL quarterback followed up with another post about Day.
“They're not trying to fire Ryan Day anymore.” griffin wrotehe said, referring to calls from Ohio State fans who wanted Day's tenure to end.
Former Ohio State running back JK Dobbins She chimed in on social media in a post congratulating Day, writing, “You deserve this moment!”
ESPN broadcaster and former Ohio State QB Kirk Herbstreit had an emotional reaction to the championship and everything Day went through during his postgame analysis.
“I've heard the story behind the curtain and I know what he and his wife and his family are going through,” Herbstreit said. “It's really tough. It's tough being a coach at a premium school where you're expected to win every game. He handled it with great class.”
Day also seemed to have some respect from one prominent Notre Dame fan.
Fan of the famous Fighting Irish comedian Posted by Shane Gillis In X, “We all agree that Ryan Day is super cool.”
Day led the Buckeyes to a 10-2 regular season record, losing only to Oregon State and Michigan State.
Still, calls for Day's job and questions about the team's ability to truly compete for a national championship continued.
Ohio State had to overcome hurdles to reach the national championship game, defeating Tennessee in the first round of the College Football Playoff, defeating No. 1 Oregon in the Rose Bowl, and then defeating Texas in the Cotton Bowl. I won.
The Buckeyes held off a late Notre Dame onslaught, as quarterback Will Howard completed a 56-yard pass to Jeremiah Smith, putting the Buckeyes at the Fighting Irish's 10-yard line with just over two-and-a-half minutes remaining. , clinched victory. In the game.
“That's why I started coaching,” Day told ESPN on the field after the game. “Watch guys overcome things, learn life lessons, and achieve their dreams. That's what happened tonight.”
