After two decades of dominance over the Michigan Wolverines, the Ohio State Buckeyes have now lost back-to-back games to their arch-rivals to the north. And ESPN analyst Greg McElroy seems to think head coach Ryan Day might lose his job if he loses a third straight game to the Wolverines.
“The Game is one that will define every single Ohio State — and Michigan — coach. Now, Michigan and Jim Harbaugh lost how many consecutive games to Ohio State? And clearly he’s back in the good graces of the Michigan faithful. But if Ryan Day goes 0-for-3 in the last three games, I think people are going to be very, very hot in Columbus,” McElroy said on his Always College Football podcast according to On3.
McElroy thinks that even if Ohio State is 11-0 heading into the game and only closed to Michigan, Buckeye fans will still be calling for Day’s job.
“But either way, I do think Ryan Day is back in the good graces of Ohio State fans. That’s until he plays Michigan this year. They might be 11-0. They might be sitting there No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 in the country. Michigan, I might add, they might be 11-0, too, at that point. Sitting at No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 in the country. And if, for whatever reason, Ryan Day can’t get it done this year, that would indicate three consecutive losses to the Michigan Wolverines,” McElroy said. “Now, I’m not one that has spent a ton of time around Ohio State fans. But, in the little time that I have on a national radio platform, they might be out with their pitchforks and torches if the Buckeyes lose a third consecutive game to Michigan.”
We’ll have to see if Day can get things turned around this year.
[On3]
