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2026 season

ESPN: Ohio State 2026 schedule and results (opens in a new tab)espn.com
CBS Sports: Ohio State 2026 schedule (opens in a new tab)cbssports.com
Wikipedia: 2026 Ohio State Buckeyes football team (opens in a new tab)en.wikipedia.org
Land-Grant Holy Land: the Texas loss (opens in a new tab)landgrantholyland.com
AJC: Day calls the Texas collapse “maddening” (opens in a new tab)ajc.com
AP via ABC News: USC stuns No. 2 Ohio State 30-18 (opens in a new tab)abcnews.com
Saturday Down South: second loss before November (opens in a new tab)saturdaydownsouth.com
Spectrum News: Day says everything is up for evaluation (opens in a new tab)spectrumnews1.com
Autzen Zoo: Oregon at Ohio State recap (opens in a new tab)autzenzoo.com

Past losses

Wikipedia: Ryan Day, season-by-season record (opens in a new tab)en.wikipedia.org
Eleven Warriors: Clemson 29-23 (2019 Fiesta Bowl) (opens in a new tab)elevenwarriors.com
Sportsnaut: Ryan Day's history of blowing leads (opens in a new tab)sportsnaut.com
Wikipedia: 2021 Ohio State season (opens in a new tab)en.wikipedia.org
Sports Illustrated: Day calls the 2021 Michigan loss “a failure” (opens in a new tab)si.com
Sports Illustrated: Ohio State's collapse against Michigan (2022) (opens in a new tab)si.com
On3: Michigan's first win in Columbus since 2000 (opens in a new tab)on3.com
NCAA.com: Georgia 42, Ohio State 41 (opens in a new tab)ncaa.com
Sports Illustrated: the missed game-winning field goal (opens in a new tab)si.com
Wikipedia: 2023 Ohio State season (opens in a new tab)en.wikipedia.org
Sportsnaut: Missouri rallies to beat Ohio State (opens in a new tab)sportsnaut.com
KCTV5 (AP): Missouri beats Ohio State 14-3 (opens in a new tab)kctv5.com
Saturday Down South: time runs out at Oregon (2024) (opens in a new tab)saturdaydownsouth.com
Wikipedia: 2024 Ohio State season (opens in a new tab)en.wikipedia.org
Wikipedia: 2025 Ohio State season (opens in a new tab)en.wikipedia.org
Ohio State Athletics: 27-9 win at Michigan (2025) (opens in a new tab)ohiostatebuckeyes.com
ESPN: Hartline named primary play-caller (2025) (opens in a new tab)africa.espn.com

The hires

Pro Football History: Arthur Smith (opens in a new tab)pro-football-history.com
Wikipedia: Arthur Smith (opens in a new tab)en.wikipedia.org
247Sports: Arthur Smith on the sideline in 2026 (opens in a new tab)247sports.com
Wikipedia: Matt Patricia (opens in a new tab)en.wikipedia.org
Buckeye Sports Bulletin: Patricia's interview for the job (opens in a new tab)buckeyesports.com
AP via ABC News: Patricia's 2025 season (opens in a new tab)abcnews.go.com
Wikipedia: Tyler Bowen (opens in a new tab)en.wikipedia.org
247Sports: Bowen on the 2026 offensive line (opens in a new tab)247sports.com
Yahoo Sports: what to expect from the offensive line (opens in a new tab)sports.yahoo.com
Yahoo Sports: Ohio State vs. Indiana, 2026 (opens in a new tab)sports.yahoo.com
Yahoo Sports: film analysis (opens in a new tab)sports.yahoo.com
Scarlet & Game: Bowen's recruiting (opens in a new tab)scarletandgame.com
Wikipedia: Justin Frye (opens in a new tab)en.wikipedia.org

Money

Heavy: Ryan Day's salary (opens in a new tab)heavy.com
Heavy: Ryan Day's buyout (opens in a new tab)heavy.com
247Sports: Day's contract extension and buyouts (opens in a new tab)247sports.com
Boardroom: Day's contract, salary and buyout (opens in a new tab)boardroom.tv
Ohio State: record $336M athletics revenue in FY25 (opens in a new tab)news.osu.edu

Who to contact

Ohio State Athletics: Ross Bjork (opens in a new tab)ohiostatebuckeyes.com
Ohio State Athletics handbook: Athletics Administration phone (opens in a new tab)ohiostatebuckeyes.com
Ohio State Board of Trustees (opens in a new tab)trustees.osu.edu