Former SEAL shared advice with Ohio State football team during Buckeyes' national title run, Ryan Day says

Joel Klatt questioned if after the Ohio State Buckeyes' National Championship win, Ryan Day silenced his haters. He analyzed how high Ohio State's expectations are for their team and how much pressure has been on Ryan Day all season.

Ohio State head coach Ryan Day entered this past season under considerable pressure. The criticism of Day ramped up after the Buckeyes once again failed to defeat their top rival, the Michigan Wolverines, in late November.

Day ultimately sent a strong message to the doubters as he guided Ohio State to the College Football Playoff National Championship. During a recent appearance on the "The Triple Option" podcast, Day credited the Navy SEALs for providing the Buckeyes with some added motivation during their run to the national title.

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Ohio State head coach Ryan Day reacts after defeating Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff Championship Game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Jan. 21, 2025. (Samantha Madar/Columbus Dispatch/USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

Clint Bruce, who played in the NFL before and is a former Navy SEAL, stepped in and shared some words of wisdom about leadership with the football team.

"He's been really good for me in the process of understanding what it means to be a leader," Day said. "The soldiers are doing all the fighting. It's your job as a head coach, leader and captain to look along the horizon and figure out what's coming next. There are so many parallels between the military and coaching. He and I would share a lot of conversations."

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Bruce graduated from the Naval Academy and had stints in the league with the