Ohio State football: Ryan Day says it’s been torture to watch teams play

Ohio State football coach Ryan Day is not having fun watching college football so far this fall.

The Ohio State Buckeyes sit at No. 6 in the AP Top 25 with a record of 0-0 in 2020. The Big Ten season finally gets underway the weekend of October 24 and that means the Buckeyes will begin another quest toward winning a national championship.

It was a fight in general just to play at all this season. The Big Ten decided to call off the fall season, only for programs like Ohio State to demand they play. Head coach Ryan Day was at the forefront of the conversation and was vocal about having a season after working hard and preparing all summer.

Day will be back on the sidelines Oct. 24 at home against Nebraska. In the meantime, he will have to watch other teams play and feel tortured in the process.

Ryan Day just wants to play

Day will get his chance to play soon in what will be a Big Ten schedule featuring eight conference games in eight weeks. So all the waiting will pay off for Day and his team.

The good news overall is Ohio State and the rest of the Big Ten was able to come together for a season in 2020. It is fair to be frustrated, but at the same time this was an unprecedented situation and it appears the conference had health concerns in mind. Big Ten teams are still eligible to compete in the College Football Playoff so the complaining can stop once the season begins.

The extra preparation could end up working in Ohio State’s favor and some other national contenders will have already suffered several losses by the time October 24 rolls around. That helps the Buckeyes’ playoff chances and the torture will end for Day as the hectic schedule begins.

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