Columbus, Ohio-Ohio State Football Coach Ryan Dey, who led the bkeys in the National Championship two weeks ago, has agreed to a seven-year contract in a year for a price of $ 12.5 million in a year, school Has announced on Thursday.
The contract will be the second most paid coach in the country behind the 2031 season, the approval pending by the university’s board of trustees and Kirby Smart in Georgia. Smart makes $ 13.3 million per year.
Day, who earned over $ 10 million in 2024, caught fire from fans and media after the bakeies lost to Michigan for the fourth straight year Michigan. The Ohio State got a big place in the 12-Team College Football Playoffs and was recorded at Tennessi, Oregan, Texas and Notre Dame for its first national title since 2014.
“Ohio State Football has long been defined by excellence, and led by Ryan Day, the tradition has been concluded,” said Athletic director Ross Burek said. “His leadership has maintained our position of national prominence every year, and winning the 2024 National Championship validated the culture of excellence, integrity and perseverance of his program.”
Backies ended 14–2, before losing by one point in Oregon before taking a revenge for that loss in the daily bowl in the regular season.
The day is 70–10 in six sessions, a .875 win percentage that ranks first among active head coaches. He thanked the university president Ted Carter, Berek and the trustees for his faith. He also thanked his assistant coaches and players.
“It is a team of difficult and determined individuals who run our culture of respect, commitment and love,” Dey said.