Ryan Day Biography
Ryan Day is an American football coach and former college player. He is the 25th and head football coach at Ohio State. Before he began his coaching career in 2002, Day played quarterback for the New Hampshire Wildcats from 1998 to 2001.
Ryan Day Age
He was born on March 12, 1979 in Manchester, New Hampshire, United States. He is 44 years old as of 2023.
Ryan Day Height
Day stands at a height of 6 feet tall.
Ryan Day Family
Day was born in Manchester, New Hampshire, United States to Lisa Day and Raymond Day. On 20 January 1988 whwen Ryan was only nine, his father comitted suicide. Day was then raised by his mother alongside his two younger brothers Chris and Tim.
Ryan Day Wife
Day is married to Christina, who uses the nickname “Nina,” and together they have three children: Ryan Jr. or “RJ”, Grace and Ourania.
Ryan Day Salary
Day earns an annual salary of $9.5 million.
Ryan Day Contract
On December 04, 2018, Day signed a five-year contract with Ohio State with a payout of $4.5 million annually. His contract will give him a base salary of $850,000, with media, promotions and public relations adding $2.39 million, equipment deals giving him $1.25 million and a Coca-Cola appearance of $10,000.
Ohio State renewed their contract with Coach Ryan in May 2022 anad he’ll now be earning an annual salary of $9.5 million after a raise and two-year extension.
Ryan Day Net Worth
Day has an estimated net worth of about $1 million to $5 million.
Ryan Day Playing career
He attended Manchester Central High School in Manchester, New Hampshire. A quarterback and defensive back, Day was the state’s Gatorade Player of the Year for his senior season.
He attended the University of New Hampshire. While in the University, Day played for then-offensive coordinator Chip Kelly, where he set four career records, including completion percentage and touchdowns.
Ryan Day Coaching career
In 2012, Day was the offensive coordinator for Temple, as well as the offensive coordinator for Boston College from 2013 to 2014. On January 22, 2015, Day was hired as the Philadelphia Eagles’ quarterbacks coach.
However, in 2016, after being relieved of his duties in Philadelphia, Day was hired in the same role by his mentor Chip Kelly, who became the head coach of the San Francisco 49ers.
Ryan Day Ohio State
On January 3, 2017, he was hired to replace co-offensive coordinator Tim Beck of the Ohio State Buckeyes.
In January 2018, after being linked to the Tennessee Titans offensive coordinator position, Day was promoted to offensive coordinator and primary playcaller at Ohio State.
On August 1, 2018, Day was named acting head coach at Ohio State when head coach Urban Meyer was placed on administrative leave after alleged domestic violence incidents against then-fired assistant coach Zach Smith were made public, winning all three games during Meyer’s absence.
On December 4, 2018, Ohio State announced that Meyer would retire as head coach after the 2019 Rose Bowl and be replaced by Day on a full-time basis. This will be Day’s first full-time head coaching job.
Ryan Day Fired
Day is under a close watch, the fans were ready to fire him after Ohio State lost to Georgia.
Ryan Day Teams Coached
- Ohio State Buckeyes football
Assistant Coach, 2018–2018 - Ohio State Buckeyes football
Offensive coordinator, 2018–2018 - Ohio State Buckeyes football
Head coach, since 2018 - Ohio State Buckeyes football
Quarterbacks coach, 2017–2018