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Here’s everything Ryan Day said during his weekly radio show
By Rolando Rosa
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After a convincing home victory against Rutgers, No. 3 Ohio State was ready to turn its attention to upstart Maryland.
Unfortunately, due to a COVID-19 outbreak at Maryland, Saturday’s game has been cancelled. Ohio State coach Ryan Day touched on the situation during his weekly radio show.
Day said Ohio State is making the most of the situation and will continue to stay active.
Ryan Day: “We’re very disappointed that we’re not playing this weekend” but it does give the Buckeyes a few extra days to prepare for Indiana.
He said there couldn’t have been any bigger reminder than yesterday about how important it is to stay diligent about COVID-19 protocols.
— Dan Hope (@Dan_Hope) November 12, 2020
Day was disappointed by the cancellation after the momentum Ohio State was carrying.
Ryan Day: I feel awful for this team but there’s nothing we can do about it
— Mark Kunz (@MarkAKunz) November 12, 2020
While Ohio State intends to be proactive with this additional time, Day did express some concerns.
Ohio State coach Ryan Day says he’s worried about team having more free time as a result of not playing Maryland this week.
“This is going to be difficult moving forward… has to be #1 thing we think about”#iufb— PaulGable (@PaulEGable) November 12, 2020
Once Ohio State received word that Maryland couldn’t play, they immediately shifted their focus to fellow undefeated Indiana.
Ryan Day said it was “like fast and furious” moving from Maryland prep to Indiana prep.
“All of our attention last night and today went to Indiana. Anything we do now is a bonus.”#iufb— PaulGable (@PaulEGable) November 12, 2020
Day was complimentary of No. 10 Indiana’s offense, anchored by Manning Award QB of the Week Michael Penix Jr.
Ryan Day notes Indiana has a “big” passing game.
“It will definitely be a challenge for our secondary.”#iufb— PaulGable (@PaulEGable) November 12, 2020
Ohio State leads the all-time series 76-12-5 and hasn’t lost to Indiana since 1988. The top-1o showdown is slated for Nov. 21 at Ohio State (11 a.m. CST/FOX).
Rolando Rosa brings his experience covering college football to Saturday Tradition. Follow him on Twitter @RolandoRosa3.