Ohio State first-year athletic director Ross Bjork wasn’t the one who hired Ryan Day as the school’s head football coach. However, he firmly attached himself to Day in late November when he reaffirmed the Buckeyes wouldn’t make a coaching change after a fourth straight loss to Michigan.

The Ohio State University football coach Ryan Day and his family went through it after the Buckeyes' brutal loss to Michigan. "We had security at our house," Ryan's son, R.J. Day, shared with The Athletic in an interview published Tuesday,

For Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day, a trophy wasn’t the only reward as his Buckeyes won the College Football Playoff Championship on Monday night. Day claimed $1 million in bonuses during the team’s run through the playoffs,

As Ohio State prepares to face Notre Dame in the national championship, take a look back at the Buckeyes winning history.

Rob Oller's opinions on Ohio State's performance vs Notre Dame in Monday's College Football Playoff championship

The Buckeyes were ranked No. 2 behind Georgia in the preseason. Starting in 1969, Ohio State has started the season ranked No. 1 or 2 12 times. None of those supremely talented teams won the national title.