2019
Clemson · Playoff semifinal
OSU LED16–0
FINALL 29–23
Source ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Ohio State · 6–3 · November 2026
15 losses.
15 losses.
Same ending.
Seven times since 2019, Ryan Day's Ohio State had the lead and lost. Texas. Oregon. Again. Fire Ryan Day. At the very least, fire his staff.
Every number on this site links to its source. Check them yourself.
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The record
The numbers fans already feel.
The pattern
Had the lead.
Had the lead.
Lost the game.
Seven games. Three different play-callers. The same collapse.
2022
Michigan · at home
OSU LED20–17
FINALL 45–23
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2022
Georgia · Playoff semifinal
OSU LED38–24
FINALL 42–41
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2023
Missouri · Cotton Bowl
OSU LED3–0
FINALL 14–3
Source ↗ (opens in a new tab)
2025
Indiana · Big Ten title game
OSU LED10–6
FINALL 13–10
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2026
at Texas
OSU LED23–3
FINALL 24–23
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2026
Oregon · at home
OSU LED14–0
FINALL 41–28
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Exhibit A · Sept. 12, 2026
Up 20 at Texas.
Up 20 at Texas.
Lost by 1.
Ohio State led 23–3 entering the fourth quarter. Texas scored 21 straight. Day called it "maddening." Fans have seen this movie before.
Scoring by quarter ↗ (opens in a new tab) Day: “maddening” ↗ (opens in a new tab)
OHIO STATE'S LEAD AT TEXASFINAL: TEXAS 24, OSU 23
The one year it worked
The title year,
The title year,
Day didn't call plays.
In 2024, Chip Kelly called the plays and Ohio State won it all. Since then, play-calling has gone to Brian Hartline, back to Day and now to Arthur Smith. The big-game losses are back.
2024 season ↗ (opens in a new tab) 2025 play-calling ↗ (opens in a new tab)
2019–23
Ryan Daycalls the plays
8 LOSSES · NO TITLE
2024
Chip Kellycalls the plays
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
2025
Hartline, then DayDay takes it back for the playoff
LOST LAST 2
2026
Arthur SmithDay's new hire
3 LOSSES BY NOV. 7
The hires
He picked the staff, too.
Arthur Smith
21–30
NFL head coaching record. Zero college games before 2026. His first big test: the Texas collapse.
His record →Matt Patricia
13–29–1
NFL head coaching record. Five losses at Ohio State, four of them away from Columbus.
His record →Tyler Bowen
10
Sacks allowed in the last two games of 2025, after six in the entire regular season.
His record →
The ask
What we want.
After USC, Day said everything is up for evaluation. We agree.
FIRST CHOICE
Fire Ryan Day.
Move on and run a real national search for a coach who can close out the games this program keeps losing.
THE MINIMUM
Fire his staff.
If Day stays, Smith, Patricia and Bowen go. Same head coach, same staff, same result is not accountability.
Enough.
Two minutes. One short, respectful letter with your name on it. That's what the people who decide actually read.