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'Get Out Of There While You Can!' Paul Finebaum Thinks Ryan Day Should Leave Ohio State Buckeyes

ESPN's Paul Finebaum believes that Ryan Day needs to get out of Columbus sooner, rather than later.

Matt Galatzan

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Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day has found himself in quite the conundrum - at least as far as the fan base is concerned. 

On Saturday, following his team's heartbreaking 30-24 loss to the Michigan Wolverines - his third straight in the series - Day found himself as the center of ire for Buckeyes fans.

Which, to be fair, is not exactly a surprising development. After all, for Buckeyes fans, the Ohio State coach's most important job is to beat 'the team up north', and in the last three seasons, Day has failed to do that. 

Now, in the wake of that backlash, ESPN's Paul Finebaum believes that Day's future in Colombus could be in jeopardy.

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Ryan Day / © Vincent Carchietta, USA TODAY

"I think he's got a real problem," Finebaum said on the Matt Barrie Show. "I don't like the path ahead...I think he's a very good coach. But you can't lose that game. That speaks for itself... I'd get out of there, while you can."

Day, who is 56-7 as the Buckeyes head coach, has been with the program since 2017, and has been the head coach since officially taking over for Urban Meyer in 2019. 

In that time, Day's Buckeyes have been amongst the nation's best, winning two Big Ten titles, three Big Ten East titles, and reaching the College Football Playoff in three of his four seasons.

Day also took the Buckeyes to a national title game in 2020, where his team ultimately fell to Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide. 

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Matt Galatzan
MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com, AllAggies.com, and the Managing Editor of BuckeyesNow.com and TheGroveReport.com He is also the Editor-In-Chief of RamDigest.com and TexansDaily.com. Galatzan graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry under Mike Fisher at DallasBasketball.com in 2014, which at the time was part of the 247Sports network. He also spent two years covering the SMU Mustangs for PonyStampede.com on the 247Sports network. When DallasBasketball.com and CowboysCountry.com moved over to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, Galatzan followed suit, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com and AllAggies.com a year later. Through the years, Galatzan has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, former Longhorns players Dan Neil and Phil Dawson, and many other recruits, and current/former players for each of the teams he has covered. Galatzan is also a full-time employee in the digital media department for Audacy and KRLD FM's 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, which is the official radio home of the Dallas Cowboys. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels, including Twitter on @MattGalatzan For any inquiries, please email matt.galatzan@gmail.com

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