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Promise kept: Ryan Day bids farewell to offseason beard before Ohio State kicks off vs. Minnesota

Rolando Rosa

By Rolando Rosa

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It’s a new season for Ohio State and a fresh look for its head coach. Ryan Day’s glorious offseason beard is gone.

As Ohio State kicks off the 2021 campaign at Minnesota, here’s the photo evidence of the clean-cut Day:

Wow. That’s a Day and night difference.

(Ducks tomatoes)

Day bid adieu to the beard in large part because of superstition. As a quarterbacks coach for the San Francisco 49ers, the team posted a 2-14 record while Day rocked a beard.

With defending B1G champion Ohio State aiming for a national title this season, Day isn’t taking any chances despite his grooming preferences.

“I’m not gonna coach with the beard,” Day said to The Columbus Dispatch. “I’m just too superstitious. I’d like to (keep it). I’ve thought long and hard about it. My wife and I had a conversation about it. I’m not taking that chance, especially starting with a conference game. The beard has to go.”

Rolando Rosa

Rolando Rosa brings his experience covering college football to Saturday Tradition. Follow him on Twitter @RolandoRosa3.