It has been a bleak couple of weeks for the Ohio State football program. Losing to USC and Oregon was not something that the Buckeyes were expecting. Yet, those two embarrassing losses likely end any chance they have of potentially making the College Football Playoff.
That means that there isn't too much left to play for moving forward for the Ohio State Buckeyes. Ryan Day already fired one assistant coach. He left his two coordinators to fend for themselves with the media. Neither of them gave anything of substance as to why the team has sucked.
Ohio State coordinators avoid answering tough questions at press conference
Both Matt Patricia and Arthur Smith were at the podium after Ryan Day talked to the media. Both of them were asked about specific plays that hampered Ohio State's efforts to win. Yet neither gave any answer that made sense as to why the team has struggled. It was just a bunch of coach-speak.
Patricia and Smith have both been head coaches in the NFL, and they sounded like it at the podium. Both coordinators have mastered the art of saying a lot of words without actually offering anything of substance. For fans expecting to get some real questions answered, they were disappointed.
As Ohio State moves forward in preparation against Northwestern, both Patricia and Smith are on the hot seat. Smith has not helped develop Ohio State's running game at all in the year that he's been here. Patricia seems to be a Caleb Downs, Sonny Styles, and Arvell Reese merchant.
It's not a given that Ohio State will win the rest of the games on its schedule with the way they have played. If they lose any more games, all options are on the table. Day even mentioned that it's possible he's not done making in-season coaching changes.
Ryan Day's job likely isn't 100 percent guaranteed to be safe
It's highly unlikely that Day ends up getting fired after this season. Ross Bjork has been very chummy with him since being hired as the athletic director. Even if some fans want Day gone after the year, there is likely only one scenario that allows that to happen.
If the Buckeyes end up losing to TTUN at the end of the year, Day might not have a leg to stand on. He would still never have beaten Michigan at home, which is an unforgivable stat. That might be the juice that the fans who want him gone need to actually get the ball rolling.
Losing to this TTUN team would make things even worse. The Wolverines have one of the worst offenses in the country. It would categorically be the worst loss of Day's career and something I don't think he could come back from. In my opinion, that is unlikely to happen.
Ohio State is still good enough to beat TTUN. They can still get Jeremiah Smith to New York. Theoretically, they can still make the College Football Playoff. Just don't expect Patricia or Smith to give you an answer if those goals don't get accomplished,
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