It has been rough since Julian Sayin went down. The Ohio State Buckeyes have lost both games that he has not started. Luke Fahey has been the starting quarterback since. Not only have those two losses essentially removed any chances of the Buckeyes making the CFP this year.
Former players are not happy with the state of the program. Many of them took to social media to talk about their disdain for how things have gone. One former Buckeye got back on social media to voice criticism of Arthur Smith, and he wanted him fired before the week began.
Former Ohio State RB Boom Herron hates the way things are going
Boom Herron, a Buckeye running back from 2008-11, does not like how things are going. He actually wants Smith to be fired.
Coach Day We Want Arthur Smith Gone By Noon Today!!!
— Boom Herron Sr (@BOOMHERRON1) November 9, 2026
That isn't the only thought Herron has on the state of his alma mater. He wants J.T. Barrett to replace Smith as the offensive coordinator, which has been a popular sentiment among Buckeye fans.
If I’m Coach Day, I’m calling @JT_theQB4th With A blank check He’s a winner. He knows the culture. He’s a former player and he’s a Dog!
— Boom Herron Sr (@BOOMHERRON1) November 11, 2026
Lastly, Herron had thoughts on who the new special teams coordinator should be. He wants his former teammate Nate Ebner to take over that job.
If I’m Coach Day, I’m calling @JT_theQB4th With A blank check He’s a winner. He knows the culture. He’s a former player and he’s a Dog!
— Boom Herron Sr (@BOOMHERRON1) November 11, 2026
Herron has a lot of thoughts about how things are going. He hadn't tweeted since 2024 before firing off all of these thoughts about the Ohio State Buckeyes. Things are so bad in Columbus that former players who haven't been on social media in years are flocking back to call for guys to be fired.
It's incredibly disappointing for the Buckeyes to have fallen that hard this season. Remember, this was the preseason number-one team in both the AP and the Coaches Polls. For them to fall from that top ranking to now 20th after picking up three losses this year is unfathomable, but that's where we stand.
Ohio State likely won't make any changes until after the year
The Buckeyes have made one coaching change, but that likely won't be the only one before next year begins. Ohio State will be making more moves, especially if the team ends up dropping another game. Ryan Day is starting to feel some pressure to make moves.
While some fans and Herron want the Buckeyes to make more changes immediately, that is not Day's style. Making a change at special teams coordinator while the season was still going on is the first time he's ever done that as a head coach. There's no way he'll make another change while they're still playing.
Ohio State has to find a way to pull it together and try to win the rest of the games they have on the schedule if the CFP is going to be realistic. Even if they do that, I'm not sure it's going to work out for them. Absolute chaos needs to happen ahead of them in the rankings.
Several former Buckeyes want a change in how the program is being run. None of them have called for Day to be fired yet. If Ohio State loses to TTUN, that could change.
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