Day earned the right to call himself an Ohio State legend last night by joining a table that includes Paul Brown, Woody Hayes, Jim Tressel and Urban Meyer. No matter what happens next, this will be a shining moment for which he’ll be remembered for the rest of his life.

Day received death threats following a loss to Michigan in November, but on Monday night, he won a national title

The numbers speak for themselves. After winning the CFP, Day is now officially 70-10 as Ohio State's football coach. Even after the Michigan game, he was 66-10. Getting fired for going 66-10 seems pretty ridiculous, man. Even if you'd have added an 11th loss there somewhere, it would've felt so dumb.

Ryan Day became the fifth Ohio State football coach to win a national title, joining legends Paul Brown, Woody Hayes, Jim Tressel and Urban Meyer.

Ohio State entered the postseason as the No. 8 seed in the bracket and beat Tennessee, Oregon, Texas and Notre Dame, all by double digits

On only a few hours of sleep since his Buckeyes were crowned national champions on Monday night, Ohio State coach Ryan Day knows next year is closing fast.

Ohio State coach Ryan Day and his primary assistants combined for nearly $5 million in bonuses from the Buckeyes' national championship.