Ohio State coach Ryan Day offers shocking comparison when discussing losing to rival Michigan

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Ryan Day stepped in for a few games in place of Urban Meyer in 2018. Meyer decided to step away from Ohio State after that season, and Day became the Buckeyes' full-time head coach entering the 2019 campaign.

While Day has had some success in subsequent years, most notably an appearance in the College Football Playoff national championship in January 2021, he has struggled with the biggest game on Ohio State's schedule. 

The Buckeyes are 1-3 against Michigan under Day, and the Wolverines have won the last three regular-season matchups.

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Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day leads his team onto the field for a game against the Indiana Hoosiers at Ohio Stadium in Columbus Nov. 23, 2024. (Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)

Ohio State hosts Michigan Nov. 30, giving Day his latest opportunity to redeem himself in the eyes of many of the Buckeyes faithful.

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During his weekly coach's show, Day discussed painful defeats against the Buckeyes' top rival in recent years. At one point, Day seemed to equate losses to Michigan to a death in his family.

Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day before a game against the Akron Zips at Ohio Stadium. (Joseph Maiorana/USA Today Sports)

"We’ve felt what it’s like to not win this game. And it’s bad," Day said. "It’s one of the