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Urban Meyer Shoots Down Ohio State Buckeyes Coach Ryan Day to Texas A&M Aggies Rumor

The Texas A&M Aggies are reportedly ready to pursue Ohio State Buckeyes coach Ryan Day, but Urban Meyer is having none of it.

Matt Galatzan

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The Ohio State Buckeyes had already had plenty of distractions heading into their pivotal matchup with the Michigan Wolverines in Ann Arbor on Saturday morning.

But apparently, the usual craziness of the rivalry wasn't enough. 

Just hours before kickoff, another major potential bombshell dropped, with College Football insider Bruce Feldman reporting that the Texas A&M Aggies are set to pursue Ohio State head coach Ryan Day for their vacant head coaching position. 

“Don’t be surprised if the Aggies don’t pursue Ryan Day," Feldman said on Big Noon Kickoff Saturday Morning. "If (the Buckeyes) win here today, and beat the Wolverines — I seriously doubt with them in the playoff mix, that he would be taking that call. The Aggies, I think, are optimistic that if they don’t win that game, that he might be open to their pitch.”

While a report such as this, particularly from an inside of the caliber of Feldman would normally be troubling for Ohio State supporters, former Buckeyes head coach and Ryan Day mentor Urban Meyer was there to ease the minds of his former fan base.

"I love you Bruce, but no way," Meyer said with a laugh after hearing the report.

Even without Meyer's reassuring statement, however, it is hard to believe Day would leave what is arguably the best job in college football, where he has already established a perennial championship contender, for a rebuilding job in College Station.

Could the Aggies potentially throw gobs and gobs of money at Day to the point where he has no choice but to say yes? Sure. 

But barring another crazy monetary commitment from the Aggies, which seems highly unlikely given the Jimbo Fisher contract disaster, Day will far more likely to stay put in Columbus than pack his bags for a middle-of-the-pack SEC program.

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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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