1-on-1 with Ryan Day + Ohio State’s BIGGEST question! | Always College Football
Always College Football with Greg McElroy
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🗓️ 18 March 2026
⏱️ 39 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | You're here to win championships. You're here to beat Michigan. You're here, you know, to always trophies. |
| 0:06.3 | And that's why I'm here. That's why these coaches are here. And so, like, you have to embrace that when you come to Ohio State because of the expectations of what comes with this place. |
| 0:20.8 | Hello and welcome in. It's always college football. I'm your host, Greg McElroy. So happy to have you here with us as we continue to move forward in spring football. |
| 0:30.2 | We've done a great breakdown of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. We've done the SEC. Now we have to move to the Buckeyes. We are going to have a show |
| 0:40.2 | dedicated to Ohio State. You'll notice the teams that we feel really, really good about. |
| 0:44.9 | We're going to do entire shows dedicated to those teams throughout the offseason. Well, |
| 0:50.0 | today is our day to break down the Buckeyes. So much to love about this roster. |
| 0:56.5 | So much to love about the staff. |
| 0:58.9 | So much to love about everything. |
| 1:00.0 | I mean, this is a legitimate national title contender every year. |
| 1:03.6 | But some years it's like, okay, maybe they are even just a cut above of what they're usually |
| 1:08.6 | are, which says a lot, given some of the personnel departures |
| 1:11.6 | off last year's team, the defensive side, the off side lost stars, no problem, doesn't matter, |
| 1:17.6 | next man up mentality there in Columbus, Ohio. We're going to visit with Ryan Day today. |
| 1:23.0 | Ask them about the new staffing dynamics a little bit, what Arthur Smith is going to do to their |
| 1:30.5 | offense, retaining Matt Patricia, how important that was. Talk about some competitions. Talk |
| 1:36.8 | about how his quarterback in Julian Sand, how he's grown, how he's evolved, the depth and the |
| 1:42.4 | talent and the riches of the wide receiver core. |
| 1:45.0 | What's going on with the depth that running back right now? |
| 1:47.4 | They've had to deal with a couple issues there from an injury standpoint. |
| 1:50.5 | And then how do you replace some of those key pieces on defense that meant so much to your |
| 1:54.4 | roster last year? |
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