Following Ohio State's 31-0 loss to Clemson in the Fiesta Bowl, head coach Urban Meyer hinted at the possibility of offensive changes.
| Year | Team | Duty |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | New Hampshire | Tight Ends |
| 2003-04 | Boston College | Graduate Assistant |
| 2005 | Florida | Graduate Assistant |
| 2006 | Temple | Wide Receivers |
| 2007–11 | Boston College | Wide Receivers |
| 2012 | Temple | Offensive Coordinator/WRs |
| 2013–14 | Boston College | Offensive Coordinator/QBs |
| 2015 | Philadelphia Eagles | Quarterbacks |
| 2016 | San Francisco 49ers | Quarterbacks |
On Tuesday, a change was made as the school announced the hiring of Ryan Day as quarterbacks coach. Tim Beck, the Buckeyes' co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach the previous two seasons, is "pursuing other opportunities," according to the school. There were multiple reports stating Beck is headed to Texas to become the offensive coordinator under Tom Herman.
Day comes to Columbus with 15 years of coaching experience — both at the NFL and collegiate level. He most recently served as the quarterbacks coach for the San Francisco 49ers under Chip Kelly. Day also coached quarterbacks for the Philadelphia Eagles during the 2015 season.
Ryan Day is a really bright dude. A Chip Kelly protege. GAed for Urban Meyer at #UF in 2005. Helped make Andre Williams a Heisman finalist.
— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) January 3, 2017
Prior to his two-year stint in the NFL, Day spent time at Temple and Boston College. He was the Owls' wide receivers coach in 2006 and then the offensive coordinator in 2012. In between, Day coached wide receivers at Boston College from 2007-2011. He then became the Eagles' offensive coordinator under Steve Addazio — Meyer's good friend — in 2013 and 2014 before making the jump to the NFL.
Day began his coaching career as a Boston College graduate assistant and then spent a year under Meyer as at Florida in 2005 as a GA, as well.
With Day running the offense in 2013, Boston College running back Andre Williams ran for more than 2,000 yards and finished as a Heisman Trophy finalist. He also worked with current Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan during his first stint at BC. In the NFL, Day coached Sam Bradford during his record-setting year with the Philadelphia Eagles and worked with Colin Kaepernick and Blaine Gabbert this past season with the 49ers.
Day inherits an insanely talented quarterback room in 2017 led by, presumably, J.T. Barrett. Joe Burrow, Dwayne Haskins, Tate Martell and Stephen Collier are the other current scholarship quarterbacks for the 2017 season.
