The Ohio State football program climbed the mountain last season to become the first 12-team CFP national champion. It is the second time that the Buckeyes have won a title when the College Football Playoff format changes, and it was clearly the best thing that Ryan Day has ever done.
Prior to the four-game run to the championship, Day had taken an immense amount of criticism for losing to Michigan for the fourth straight year. It was yet another disappointing loss for him as a coach, but he was able to get over it to lead the team to the pinnacle of the sport.
Right before the start of The Open Championship, known as the British Open to non-golf fans, Scottie Scheffler had an incredible answer to a question about trying to win in the game of golf. It's something that Day seems to resonate with in his journey to win as a head coach.
Ohio State football coach Ryan Day agrees with Scottie Scheffler's take when it comes to winning
For those of you who didn't hear what Scheffler said, here is a clip of the full five-minute answer.
Scottie Scheffler just gave one of the best (and deepest) press conference answers ever heard. pic.twitter.com/SUIRKuLwgb
— Golf Digest (@GolfDigest) July 15, 2025
Essentially, Scheffler talks about how the moment of winning is so euphoric when it comes, but it is incredibly fleeting. As soon as those couple of minutes are over, he starts thinking about what comes next, whether that's what he's going to eat for dinner or the next tournament.
While speaking on The Bobby Carpenter Show, Day told Carpenter and Anthony Schlegel that what Scheffler feels after winning a major is exactly how he felt after winning the national championship. Once the confetti had stopped falling, he had already started thinking about next season.
"Well, I don't know if anyone saw the recent interview with Scottie Scheffler before the British Open, I watched it like two or three times. And, to me, over these past eight years, and now as a head coach, it's like...once the confetti hits the ground in the national championship, it is on to the next thing."
It is kind of sad that Day wasn't able to fully enjoy the spoils of becoming a national championship-winning head coach. He should be able to enjoy the moment longer than he did. Instead, he immediately started thinking of what needs to be done in 2025.
Day will have another really good squad that will have a great shot to win the title for the second straight year.