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Ryan Day contract details: Salary, buyout for the Ohio State football coach
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State football has inked an agreement with coach Ryan Day, extending him through the 2031 season with an annual compensation of $12.5 million.
He will become the nation’s second-highest paid head coach, pending an approval of the deal by OSU’s board of trustees.
Only Georgia’s Kirby Smart, who made $13.28 million last season, is slated to earn more.
On Friday, cleveland.com obtained a copy of the term sheet for Day’s new deal via public records request. Here are the details of the agreement.
Ryan Day’s salary
Day’s updated base salary is $2 million.
A majority of his compensation ($7.25 million) will come from media services. Day will also earn $1 million for sponsorship services.
Every Jan. 31, he’ll earn another $1 million as a retention award for media and sponsorship services.
Day will also get $1.25 million annually for apparel, shoe and equipment services.
Ryan Day’s incentives
Day’s incentives are not changing from the updated terms he received prior to the 2024 season in which the 12-team College Football Playoff was introduced.
Big Ten
Day will receive only the highest obtained:
- Conference championship game appearance: $50,000 OR
- Conference championship game win: $250,000
College Football Playoff
Day will receive only the highest obtained:
- CFP round one participation: $100,000 OR
- CFP round two participation: $250,000 OR
- CFP round two participation with first-round bye: $300,000 OR
- CFP semifinal participation: $350,000 OR
- CFP final participation: $500,000 OR
- CFP championship: $1,000,000
Awards
- Big Ten coach of the year: $50,000
- National coach of the year: $100,000
Academics
Day will receive only the highest obtained:
- Team GPA of 3.0: $50,000 OR
- Team GPA of 3.3: $100,000 OR
- Team GPA of 3.5: $150,000
If Day is still Ohio State’s coach on Jan. 31, 2027, he’ll receive $250,000.
Ryan Day’s buyout
If Ohio State elects to terminate Day without cause, it’ll be costly.
The Buckeyes will owe Day $11.5 million annually for each year left on his deal. The terms subject Day to “diligently attempting to find and secure work” if he is fired.
Day will owe Ohio State $6 million if he chooses to terminate the contract before Jan. 31, 2026. The figure dips to $4 million the following year and drops by $500,000 every ensuing year.
Other details of Ryan Day’s contract
Day will receive 12 lower bowl tickets and five press box credentials, if needed, to each home football game. His wife, kids and guests will also have use of a suite for each home game.
He can also purchase up to 20 more tickets at face value.
Day also gets two free tickets for each home men’s basketball game.
For recruiting and other Ohio State business, Day will have access to private flights for up to 75 hours per year. He also gets another 50 hours of private flights each year for personal reasons.
Snow hits downtown Columbus
Snow falls outside the Ohio Theatre as downtown Columbus turns into a winter wonderland.
Now comes the cold.
After nearly 5½ inches of snow fell Dec. 13 in some parts of central Ohio, the National Weather Service says bitterly cold temperatures moving into the region will mean highs in just the single digits.
A cold weather advisory is in affect across central Ohio through 11 a.m. Dec. 15. It was 4 degrees at John Glenn Columbus International Airport at 8:30 a.m. Dec. 14, with a wind chill of 16 degrees below zero.
Temperatures to the west and south are even colder: 1 degree in Springfield, minus-1 in Dayton and minus-3 in Indianapolis. Those temperatures are not expected in the Columbus area, though. The forecast calls for slightly warmer temperatures by evening and highs in the low 20s Dec. 15.
The record cold expected for Dec. 14 — until now, the coldest high temperature in Columbus for this date was 16 degrees in 1917 — follows a day of record snow. The weather service recorded 5.4 inches of snowfall on Dec. 13 at John Glenn Columbus International Airport, topping the prior Dec. 13 record, which was 3.6 inches in 1945.
Level 2 snow emergencies, which means roads are hazardous and people should drive only if they think it’s necessary, remained in effect in Fairfield and Licking counties.
Level 1 snow emergencies are in effect in Delaware, Franklin, Madison, Union and Pickaway counties.
Bob Vitale can be reached at rvitale@dispatch.com.
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Ohio State’s game-winning play over West Virginia in the second overtime period Saturday night was simple: give the ball to Bruce Thornton and get out of his way.
The result was an 89-88 double overtime win in the Cleveland Hoops Showdown at Rocket Arena.
It took so much to get to this moment.
The Buckeyes did all they could in regulation to overcome a 14-point deficit, while awaiting their top player in Thornton to come through.
His teammates did the dirty work to keep them in the game. From their defense creating transition points, matching the Mountaineers’ physical brand of ball.
Once extra time came after the first 40 minutes expired, Thornton took care of the rest in the two overtime periods.
He delivered bucket after another.
None more important than the final one.
A tightly covered Thornton took it down to the top of the key before finding a mismatch and looking to take it to the hole. A defender cut off his path, however, forcing Thornton to operate elsewhere in the paint.
Thornton used his pivot foot wisely before finding an opening for a fadeaway jumper and knocking it down.
Twelve of his 21 points came in the overtime periods.
Ohio State fought to the end and earned a win over a hard-nosed Big 12 opponent.
Center Christoph Tilly did his best to limit the Mountaineers’ big men, while adding 14 points and 11 boards of his own.
Freshman big man Amare Bynum was a pivotal spark off the bench with 17 points, eight rebounds and three blocks.
Point guard John Mobley Jr. finished with 17 points and delivered the 3-point shot in the final seconds of the second half to give them their first lead since the 9:00 mark of the first half.
This story will be updated.
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Is Ohio State football playing today? What’s next for Buckeyes in playoff schedule | Sporting News
It’s a college football Saturday, but Dec. 13 is just a little bit different.
Ohio State and all its other College Football Playoff competitors will be on the couch.
The Army-Navy game highlights the day.
There’s also the first bowl game, the LA Bowl between Boise State and Washington.
And the FCS Playoffs roll on, as well.
Is Ohio State playing today?
No, Ohio State isn’t playing on Saturday, Dec. 13.
The CFP isn’t underway, and the Buckeyes have a bye in that even when it gets started.
When is Ohio State’s next game?
Ohio State won’t play again until Dec. 31.
That’ll be the Cotton Bowl.
They don’t know their opponent yet, either. It’ll depend on the CFP opening round matchup between Miami and Texas A&M.
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