Watch: Ohio State coach Ryan Day at Big Ten media days

Posted: Jul 26, 2023 / 12:00 PM EDT

Updated: Jul 26, 2023 / 03:40 PM EDT

INDIANAPOLIS (WCMH) — Coach Ryan Day spoke Wednesday at the Big Ten football media days with just over a week until the Buckeyes open preseason camp on Aug. 3.

OSU is selling a limited number of tickets for fans to watch practice.

This is Day’s fifth season coaching the Buckeyes, whom he’s led to a 31-2 record in Big Ten play, with the only losses coming to Michigan the last two seasons.

Day has yet to name a starting quarterback in a competition that features junior Kyle McCord and sophomore Devin Brown. McCord backed up C.J. Stroud for two years.

“They both have shown leadership . . . now is going to be the time to put it on the field,” Day said. “We’d like to see one of them emerge [during fall camp].”

The Buckeyes’ 2022 season ended after back-to-back losses to Michigan and Georgia in the College Football Playoff semifinals in which OSU gave up a combined 87 points.

“[Giving up] explosive plays was our Achilles heal the last two games. It is a motivating factor for sure,” Day said. “How do we take the guys who have been in [Jim Knowles’] system for a year and take the next step?”

The most significant news entering Big Ten media days is the potential four-game suspension for Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh. Michigan and the NCAA are working toward a negotiated suspension over alleged false statements Harbaugh made to officials investigating recruiting violations from the COVID-19 pandemic “dead period.”

Ohio State’s season features two primetime games on NBC4, against Notre Dame and Michigan State.