Ryan Day silenced his critics by main Ohio State to a nationwide title this 12 months, and he now been rewarded for his success.
Ohio State introduced in a press release on Thursday that they’ve agreed to a seven-year contract extension with Day. The brand new deal pays Day $12.5 million per 12 months, which makes him the second-highest-paid coach in school soccer behind solely Georgia’s Kirby Sensible.
Day’s new contract has incentives which might be just like these in his earlier deal, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel. The 45-year-old coach earned a $1 million bonus for successful a nationwide championship this season.
Day has gone 70-10 over six seasons at Ohio State since taking on when City Meyer stepped down. He has led the Buckeyes to the School Soccer Playoff 4 instances.
The one large knock on Day is that he’s simply 1-4 in opposition to rival Michigan. Some Buckeyes followers and even former players soured on Day after Ohio State misplaced to the Wolverines this 12 months. There was even some talk that Day could be fired if the Buckeyes had been eradicated within the first spherical of the School Soccer Playoff.
Ohio State then went out and bulldozed the competitors through the first 12-team School Soccer Playoff. The Buckeyes beat Tennessee, Oregon, Texas and Notre Dame by a mixed rating of 145-75.
Whereas Day would like to have a greater file in opposition to Michigan, nationwide championships are way more necessary. His new long-term contract and wage replicate that.
