Ohio State football: Ryan Day establishes mental health fund

The Ohio State football program is not new to having some players deal with mental health issues. Former offensive lineman Harry Miller had to retire from football due to his mental health struggles. He offered a very powerful statement on why he was doing so.

Miller credits Head Coach Ryan Day for saving his life after he opened up to him about his struggles. Day and his wife Nina have been very vocal about being open about mental health struggles and have a number of ventures to help with that.

Day has the newest way he can help bring awareness to mental health struggles. He and Nina have now established a mental health resilience fund at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine. They also made a sizable donation to help fund research and services that they provide.

The leader of the Buckeyes has experience with mental health struggles from an early age after his father committed suicide when he was a young boy. Since then, he’s done everything he can to get people the help they need in order to get better.

Day has shown that he is more than just a football coach. He’s a leader in the community as well that people can look up to. He’s also actively trying to make the community of Columbus better by establishing this fund and adding a donation to that fund as well.

It’s good to have a coach that cares this much about his community and where he works.