WATCH: Ryan Day press conference at Big Ten Media Days
COLUMBUS — Ohio State coach Ryan Day met with the media Wednesday for a quick press conference to kick off 2023 Big Ten Media Days.
Day enters this Big Ten Media Days and his fifth season at the helm of the Buckeyes football program with plenty of questions to answer. It’s the first time since his debut season as head coach that the Buckeyes aren’t favored to win the Big Ten. Michigan is the preseason favorite this time around.
Watch the full press conference with Ryan Day at Big Ten Media Days here or on the Lettermen Row Youtube channel.
Ohio State set for Big Ten Media Days in Indianapolis
It’s here. The offseason is unofficially over with the start of Big Ten Media Days Wednesday.
Ohio State head coach Ryan Day — along with junior wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr., senior tight end Cade Stover and junior defensive end J.T. Tuimoloau — are in Indianapolis speaking to reporters.
The event spans Wednesday and Thursday, but the Buckeyes are only meeting with the media Wednesday.
Here’s the schedule:
12:30-45 p.m.: Ryan Day at the podium
1:15-45: Harrison, Stover and Tuimoloau in breakout sessions
3:30-4:15: Day in breakout session
You can watch live coverage of Big Ten Media Days on the Big Ten Network and the FOX Sports app.
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Ohio State wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. picked as preseason B1G Offensive Player of the Year
Harrison was a Biletnikoff Award finalist last season. And this season he’s cleveland.com’s preseason Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year.
Harrison appeared on 35 of 37 ballots and gathered 27 first-place votes in the 13th annual cleveland.com Preseason Big Ten Football Poll, which required voters to submit three names (three points were given for a first-place vote, two points were given for a second-place vote and one for a third). As a result, Harrison collected 94 points, more than Michigan running back Blake Corum and Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy combined. That Wolverines pairing came in second and third, respectively, with four and five first-place votes.
The lone remaining first-place vote? That went to Ohio State junior quarterback Kyle McCord, who is the betting favorite to win the starting job but hasn’t been named QB1 yet. He’s still competing with redshirt freshman Devin Brown, a fellow former five-star prospect and Elite 11 finalist.
It’s important to note, though, that Ohio State quarterbacks have dominated the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year award in years past. In fact, a Buckeyes signal caller has won it each of the last five years: Dwayne Haskins in 2018, Justin Fields in 2019 and 2020 and C.J. Stroud in 2021 and 2022.
