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  Ryan Day’s Proven Formula: How a Late-Season Loss (and Recruiting Chaos) Sets Ohio State Up for a Repeat National Title Below is Ohio State offensive lineman, Lune Montgomery, as he tells reporters, "it's a bad day when you lose at Ohio state, we're not going to let this happen again., we're going to win it all ( the national championship)." COLUMBUS — Less than 48 hours after Indiana stunned No. 1 Ohio State 13-10 in the Big Ten Championship Game, the Buckeyes remain the clear betting favorite to win the 2025 national championship at +225 (DraftKings, Dec 7, 2025). That confidence isn’t blind optimism. It’s history. Ryan Day has turned late-season heartbreak into championship gold before, and the data shows he’s about to do it again — even while juggling the biggest recruiting weekend of the cycle. Just last year, Ohio State closed the 2024 regular season with a crushing loss to Michigan. Most programs would have limped into the playoff. Day’s group responded w...

 To back up the claim that Ohio State football can become more dangerous after a loss to Michigan, we can look at past trends, historical data, and performance in subsequent seasons after losses to Michigan. Here's some relevant data to support this idea: 1. Ohio State's Response to Previous Losses to Michigan Ohio State has historically bounced back strongly after losses to Michigan, particularly in how they perform in the following season. Consider the following: 2018 Loss to Michigan : Ohio State lost to Michigan in 2018 (62-39), which ended a seven-year winning streak over the Wolverines. After this defeat, Ohio State went on to make the Rose Bowl in 2019, and they were ranked No. 2 in the country for most of the 2019 season. Their performance in 2019 was strong, despite the 2018 setback. 2011 Loss to Michigan : In 2011, Ohio State lost to Michigan (40-34), a season marked by turmoil (due to the Jim Tressel scandal). However, in the subsequent 2012 season under new ...

  Former National Champion and Captain that played under Jim Tressel, Luke Fickel, and Urban Meyer had a lot to chime in about his observations watching practice with Ryan Day at the helm.   In 2011, the Buckeyes finished 6-7 coached by interim coach Luke Fickell. A year later Urban Meyer flips the team around to undefeated  but NCAA sanctions prohibited them from going to a bowl game. The former captain said the predecessors to Meyer we're X's and O's guys, and Meyer pays others to do that.  The 2014 National Champion and NFL veteran said Meyer is a,  "Motivator that made the Buckeyes believe they could beat the (NFL) Packers."    To contrast Meyer with Day, he used a punt team drill during practice he observed coach Day.  Twice in a row the pints came close to being blocked and coach Day ignored the lack of perfection and said, "Ok guys, next period  ( new set of drills))."  The two-year starting Buckeye captain said when he witne...