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Ohio State coach Ryan Day deserves brunt of blame after fourth straight loss to Michigan — Jimmy Watkins
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State coach Ryan Day holds the microphone in front of several thousand Buckeye supporters, and he’s telling them how bad he wants to beat Michigan.
Winning this game is his top goal each season, Day says. And the Buckeyes do everything possible to win this game every day.
“But this is not about them today,” Day said at OSU’s skull session pep rally Saturday morning. “This is about us. This is about our team. This is about our fans. This is about our university. This is about our state. This is about our toughness. This is about our work ethic. This is about our integrity, our character, our resilience and who we are as Buckeyes.”
No, Coach Day, this game is about you.
Ohio State lost 13-10 to Michigan on Saturday, a sentence nobody can believe for the fourth year in a row. Losing three straight to the “M-word,” as Day called the Wolverines Saturday, tortured Buckeye fans for the last three seasons. Losing a fourth time to a 6-5 version of UM that has no answer at quarterback? Might cost the coach.
Check your reason at the door: Day wins all the games he should, and he builds a talented roster every season. But after Saturday’s unfathomable, unforgivable loss, Ohio State fans deserve accountability from the coach, regardless of the 66 wins, nine — sorry, ten — losses and a bevy of top-five recruiting classes say otherwise.
Listen to what Day said about this game last week. In a television interview, he called losing to UM “one of the worst things that ever happened to me.” When asked about those comments during his Tuesday press conference, Day compared this game to military action.
“This game is a war,” Day said. “Anytime there’s a war, there’s consequences and casualties. Then, there’s the plunder and the rewards that come with it.”
If this game is a war, then styles make fights. And even if Ohio State had won the battle on Saturday – which, again, for the fourth straight time, it didn’t – This game proved without a doubt that the Buckeyes have lost this war.
They say styles make fights, and for much of the last decade, Ohio State and Michigan made for the perfect contrast. The Buckeyes, who hoard five-star receiving prospects and first-round NFL quarterbacks like grandma collects family pictures, forced UM to play modern football. Throw the ball, play in space, subtract a linebacker for a safety. Day’s Buckeyes hung 56 points on 2019 Michigan using this strategy.
But somehow, over the past four years, Michigan has bullied OSU out of its identity and dragged the Buckeyes to UM’s bruising, run-first level. The Buckeyes ran 26 times on Saturday for 77 yards. They threw 33 times, five of which came during the fourth quarter, which means that, for three quarters of the most important game of Ohio State’s season (Day’s words), the Buckeyes chose three yards per carry about as often as they chose their strongest attribute. Oh, and the opponent was missing its best cornerback.
They also missed two field goals, threw two interceptions and had too many players on defense for that converted a crucial third down on UM’s go-ahead drive. They also gained one yard on their final fourth-quarter drive and 10 total yards in the fourth quarter. They also fought Michigan at midfield as the Wolverines planted their flag on the block “O” at Ohio Stadium for the second time in four years, and there will be Buckeye fans who want Day fired as a result.
Sounds crazy, I know, and I’m not saying I agree. But losing as a three-touchdown favorite to your rival also sounds crazy. So does failing to achieve your top goal, for which you prepare every day, four times in a row. And so does telling your fans how much this game means to the program (they already know), then losing it to a six-win version — sorry, seven-win version — of your opponent.
Ohio State coach Ryan Day held the microphone during Saturday’s game in front of more than 100,000 Ohio State fans. What do you think this result says about his place in the rivalry?
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OBITUARY
age 74, of Kirtland, OH, passed away peacefully February 26, 2026. Daughter of the late Mijat and Anna Kalac, Vera was born and raised in former Yugoslavia with her siblings Maria (deceased), Lucija (deceased), Nevenka, and Petar. As a young woman, Vera felt a calling to help others that drew her to the field of nursing. This developed into a life-long devotion to cooking and caring for family and friends that she took with her everywhere, from aiding residents at the Slovene Home for the Aged to her work with the Congregation of Blessed Sacrament. In the winter of 1971, Vera emigrated to the United States, settling in Cleveland where she started a family with Martin (deceased), her husband of 40 years. She was a loving mother to their two daughters, Anita (late husband Edgar), and Irena (husband Chris), and a devoted grandmother to her cherished grandson, Evan. Vera spent nearly every waking moment preparing foods for people she admired, including the delicious dishes of her homeland, like strudels, poticas and sarma. Around the holidays, she baked until every container she owned was filled with cookies; gifts for the dozens of people she considered family. If you needed Vera, you could always find her in a kitchen peeling a potato, chopping an onion, or kneading dough; all while stirring a simmering pot. Fueled by a love of people, hard work, strong coffee, and bread and butter, she somehow had time to get the job done with a story and a smile. They don’t make them like Vera anymore. Contributions may be made in memory of Vera to either Sisters of Mercy, Sisters of Notre Dame of the United States, St. Jude, or Doctors Without Borders. Mass of Christian Burial Friday, March 6, 2026, at Divine Word Catholic Church, 8100 Eagle Road, Kirtland, Ohio, 44094, at 10 AM. Burial following at All Souls Cemetery. Family will receive friends to pay tribute to and celebrate the life of Vera at THE ZEVNIK-COSIC FUNERAL HOME OF WILLOUGHBY HILLS, 28890 CHARDON ROAD (between Bishop Rd. and Rt. 91) Thursday, March 5, 2026, from 4 – 8 PM. Online obituary, guestbook, & order flowers at www.DeJohnCares.com.
CLEVELAND — Thousands of people braved the cold in downtown Cleveland for the third wave of “No Kings Day” demonstrations against the Trump administration.
This time, protestors said, the stakes are higher than ever.
Community members and activists joined at the Free Stamp in Willard Park and marched alongside Lakeside Avenue and around Cleveland Public Square on Saturday. Demonstrators said they’re rallying against the Trump administration’s escalation of federal immigration enforcement tactics and rocky global economy amid the country’s war with Iran.
Protestor Fidel Swain who served 15 years in the US Air Force. (Spectrum News 1/Tanya Velazquez)
U.S. Military Veteran Fidel Swain said he’s marching for the rights of all Americans.
“We’re really concerned with what’s going on in the country today as far as this current administration,” Swain said. “They all seem to not follow the principles and ideas of the working class and just most Americans, which is law, order.”
Northeast Ohio resident Charlotte Hartman also stood among the crowd of demonstrators. She said she attended the two previous No Kings Day protests in Strongsville.
Today, Hartman said, she’s standing in solidarity with all marginalized groups.
(L-R) Protestors Elaine Wheaton, Charlotte Hartman, and Michele Murphy. (Spectrum News 1/Tanya Velazquez)
“The way he treats people and minorities, the way he treats handicapped people … They don’t seem to be any care or concern for anybody,” Hartman said.
Hartman was joined by Elaine Wheaton, who said she hopes the demonstration will help unite Americans, despite ideological differences.
“We’re hoping that some of the people that voted for Trump before might be changing their mind,” Wheaton said. “He’s getting a little too overboard … I have no problem with Republican presidents like Reagan or Bush or whatever, but it’s not that he’s Republican. It’s just that he’s a bad human.”
The White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson sent a statement to Spectrum News dismissing Saturday’s protest. She wrote, “The only people who care about these Trump Derangement Therapy Sessions are the reporters who are paid to cover them.”
The first No Kings Day protest in June included around 5 million participants, while the second event in the fall drew in around 7 million people.
While speaking about the No Kings Day protests in October, Trump told Fox business that he’s “not a king.”
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Protests against President Donald Trump’s administration are scheduled across the country Saturday, including in Northeast Ohio.
Events are happening around the region, with the largest turnout expected in downtown Cleveland.
Cindy Demsey, a co-organizer of the event, emphasized the rally’s purpose: “No Kings rallies in Cleveland and around the country demonstrate that We The People support an immediate end to foreign wars, ICE’s terror tactics, the administration’s unconstitutional power grab, covering up evidence of crimes against children and government for billionaires.”
The rally is set to begin at 1:00 PM at the Free Stamp next to City Hall on Lakeside Avenue and East 9th Street.
Back in October, thousands gathered downtown, and the events featured musical performances and various speakers before a march.
When a demonstration took place this past summer, Cleveland police estimated about 5,000 people were in attendance.
That event was mostly peaceful, with one person arrested for disorderly conduct.
Here is a list of the events taking place this Saturday, March 28.
Cleveland
When: 1 to 3 p.m.
Where: Free Stamp, Willard Park
Akron
When: 1 to 3 p.m.
Where: John F. Seiberling Federal Building and United States Courthouse
Lakewood
When: 10:30 to noon
Where: Lakewood City Hall
Parma
When: 10 to 1 p.m.
Where: Ridgewood Lake Park
North Ridgeville
When: 10 to noon
Where: LCCC University Partnership Ridge Campus
Mansfield
When: 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Where: Richland County Administration & Courthouse
Parma
When: 10 to 1 p.m.
Where: 7620 W Ridgewood Dr
Chardon
When: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Where: 100 Short Ct St
Cuyahoga Falls
When: 11 to 1 p.m.
Where: Cuyahoga Falls Downtown Amphitheater
New Philadelphia
When: 11:30 to 1 p.m.
Where: Tuscarawas County Courthouse
Ashtabula
When: Noon to 1:30 p.m.
Where: Smith Field Dog Park
Port Clinton
When: Noon to 2 p.m.
Where: Erie Dearie Park, a corner of Waterworks Park
Vermilion
When: Noon to 2 p.m.
Where: Exchange Park
Wooster
When: Noon to 2 p.m.
Where: Public Square
Strongsville
When: Noon to 2 p.m.
Where: Pearl Road & Ohio 82
Hudson
When: 1 to 3 p.m.
Where: Gazebo Green
Sandusky
When: 1 to 4 p.m.
Where: Sandusky Mall Entrance
Kent
When: 2 to 4 p.m.
Where: Gazebo, intersection of Franklin Ave and West Main Street
Warren
When: 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Where: Trumbull County Courthouse Square
Canton
When: 3 to 5 p.m.
Where: Central Plaza North
Medina
When: 4 to 6 p.m.
Where: Medina Public Square Historic District
Find more here.
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