Ohio State coach Ryan Day's new contract includes an $11.5 million school buyout (per year remaining on the deal), $6 million coach buyout, max bonuses of $1.55 million and a $250,000 retention bonus in 2027, according to documents obtained by CBS Sports' Brandon Marcello.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State football has inked an agreement with coach Ryan Day, extending him through the 2031 season with an annual compensation of $12.5 million. He will become the nation’s second-highest paid head coach, pending an approval of the deal by OSU’s board of trustees.

Ryan Day and the Ohio State Buckeyes went through a rollercoaster of a 2024 season. After losing to the Michigan Wolverines to close out the regular season, fan

Day, who earned just over $10 million in 2024, was under fire by fans and media after the Buckeyes lost to rival Michigan for a fourth straight year. Ohio State received an at-large spot in the 12-team College Football Playoff and posted impressive wins over Tennessee, Oregon, Texas and Notre Dame for its first national title since 2014.

Ryan Day's new Ohio State contract will make him college football's second-highest-paid coach behind Kirby Smart.

Ryan Day’s contract extension at Ohio State would make him the second-highest-paid football coach in the country behind Georgia’s Kirby Smart.

Day succeeded Urban Meyer as coach in 2019 and has a 70-10 record. His .875 winning percentage is the highest among active coaches. He is one of only three active coaches – Smart and Clemson’s Dabo Swinney are the others – to have won national championships.

Ohio State football coach Ryan Day signed a landmark new extension that will keep him with the program through the 2031 season, and now we have more of an idea

College football insider Chip Patterson believes Ohio State head coach Ryan Day is among the top two coaches in the sport. While appearing on CBS Sports to discuss Day’s recent contract extension, Patterson explained why the move makes sense for Ohio State,