Former Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Urban Meyer, who was in Atlanta on Monday to watch Ohio State win the national championship, came to the defense of current Buckeyes coach Ryan Day.

The Ohio State Buckeyes claimed their ninth national championship in program history after beating the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 34-23 on Monday night. However, they still had a few major blemishes during the season. The first was losing to their bitter rivals, the Michigan Wolverines, 13-10 and the second was not winning the Big Ten.

The Ohio State coach was an assistant under Meyer with the Buckeyes as well as the Florida Gators. Meyer was thrilled to see his former assistant lead Ohio State to another national title. The win over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish marked Ohio State's ninth national championship .

Former Ohio State coach Urban Meyer knows what it's like to win at the highest level and said Ryan Day could do the same recently.

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Ohio State fans weren’t the only ones happy to see Ryan Day finally bring a national championship back to Columbus. Last week, ESPN’s Greg McElroy opened up on his admiration for the Buckeyes’ head coach.

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Tressel, of course, was speaking from experience through the lens of what current coach Ryan Day and his family go through on a weekly basis in Columbus. "The next day they're saying you're horrible and you're really not.

To Urban Meyer, three things matter every season at Ohio State — beat Michigan, win the Big Ten Championship and then go on to win the national championship. Since the Buckeyes only accomplished the latter in 2024, does that mean there should be an asterisk in the record book next to their championship win?