Droves of Tennessee fans packed Ohio Stadium for Ohio State‘s openingCollege Football Playoff matchup on Dec. 21. It created a unique pregame atmosphere for the Buckeyes, which could have ended very badly for Ryan Day and his Buckeyes.

The contract, pending approval by the university’s Board of Trustees, runs through the 2031 season and would make Day the second highest-paid coach in the country behind Georgia’s Kirby Smart.

The Ohio State Buckeyes climbed the top of the college football world behind the leadership of head coach Ryan Day last season. Ohio State earned a national championship, going 14