Ohio State Is Back in the Playoff.Ohio State Fans Are Completely Furious.

Ryan Day has the Buckeyes in the national title hunt. By most measures, he’s one of the most successful coaches in school history. But by one particular measure, he’s most definitely not.

- JARED DIAMOND

By almost any objective measure, Ryan Day's tenure as head coach of Ohio State has been ludicrously successful.

Since Day took over the program from Urban Meyer in 2019, the Buckeyes have an .863 winning percentage, second-best in the country behind Southeastern Conference powerhouse Georgia. They have reached the College Football Playoff in four of Day's six seasons at the helm, including this year, a feat no other team has accomplished over that span.

And yet that's not good enough for Ohio State's famously levelheaded fans, who are far less concerned with the 66 games that Day has won than the 10 he has let slip away.

It's gotten to the point some die-hards are taking an odd approach to this weekend's matchup against Tennessee: They won't mind if the Buckeyes lose-so long as the first-round flameout ends with Day getting fired.

"I don't know if I know anyone who still really wants to keep him at this point," said Nick Buchta, an attorney in Cleveland and a lifelong OSU fan.

It may be the first time in college football history that a team with a legitimate chance to win a national championship in December has its own fans rooting against it.

Maxx Crosby, a star defensive end for the Las Vegas Raiders, belongs to that camp. Despite hailing from Michigan and attending Eastern Michigan University, Crosby is a lifelong Ohio State supporter.