Hour 1: How Much Blame Does Ryan Day Deserve?

First Take

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4.0 • 5.7K Ratings

🗓️ 1 January 2026

⏱️ 46 minutes

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First Take begins with shock and awe in college football as Miami took down Ohio State. Should we blame Ryan Day for bad play calling, or praise Miami for great defense? (0:00) Then, more on Ohio State blowing it. What does their loss say about the Big Ten. (24:10) Next, we hand out NFL superlatives! (42:40) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi there. Surprise.
0:02.1	30 for 30 presents Booja.
0:05.2	Can I get a witness from the congregation?
0:08.1	You can't stop authenticity.
0:10.0	Boo ya!
0:11.0	Stewart was exactly like you saw him on camera, off camera.
0:14.5	He dialed it up 10%.
0:15.7	Can you imagine the impact of young black boys and girls looking at that going, I feel seen.
0:21.4	He changed the culture.
0:22.7	He changed sports.
0:24.2	Stream Booja, presented by Madelo right now on the ESPN app.
0:30.5	Back hits Fletcher out of the backfield.
0:33.0	Touchdown, Miami.
0:34.6	14-0 Miami.
0:36.4	The largest deficit Ohio State has faced all season.
0:40.3	Buckeyes are rolling.
0:42.3	Here in this second half, we got a ball game in Arlington.
0:46.3	Third down in four.
0:47.3	Beck's going to throw up, and Daniels has the first down.
0:50.3	It's first in golf in the hurricanes.
0:53.3	Brown, into the un-zone.
0:55.8	Touchdown, Miami.
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