Ohio State will visit Trump to commemorate national championship, Ryan Day says

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The Ohio State Buckeyes will be making the trip to Washington D.C. to visit the president.

Head coach Ryan Day confirmed on Monday that his team will visit President Donald Trump at the White House next month to commemorate their national championship.

"It's an honor to be invited. We were formally invited. It's customary. I remember growing up and watching the national championship teams going to the White House… It's part of the celebration of our team," Day told reporters Monday.

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The Ohio State Buckeyes will be making the trip to Washington D.C. to visit the president. (Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images)

The Buckeyes will head to the White House on April 14, two weeks before the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles will be in attendance.

The Buckeyes had a roller coaster of a season, getting off to a 10-1 start before hosting then-defending champions Michigan, who had struggled all season. However, the Wolverines, as three-touchdown underdogs, pulled off the upset.

That prompted many to, once again, call for Day's job, as it had been their fourth straight loss to Michigan.

Head coach Ryan Day confirmed on Monday that his team will visit President Donald Trump at the White House next month to commemorate their national championship. (Samantha Madar/Columbus Dispatch/USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

But, the Buckeyes ran the table in the new 12-team playoff, and eventually took down the Notre Dame Fighting Irish as the eighth seed in the tournament.

The Florida Panthers recently visited the president to celebrate their Stanley Cup victory from last summer.

Trump also recently said