What Ryan Day said at Ohio State's NSD press conference
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Most of the Class of 2019 has committed and signed to their respective schools for the future. There are some players that still need to choose, though. Not all classes have been completely filled.
Ohio State, on Wednesday’s National Signing Day (NSD), signed Enokk Vimahi — proving just that. During the craziness surrounding NSD, Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day spoke with the media.
He talked about many things, including recruits committing, coaching changes, transfer rules and more. The entire press conference can be watched below. Underneath are some important tidbits from Day:
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— Ohio State Buckeyes (@OhioStAthletics) February 6, 2019
Day: Announces the addition of Vimahi and said they're waiting on one more player (Dawand Jones).
— Bill Rabinowitz (@brdispatch) February 6, 2019
Day said there were times he was recruiting coaches as much as he was recruiting players. Called it a sprint but is happy with what he has.
— Bill Rabinowitz (@brdispatch) February 6, 2019
Day on Justin Fields: "Justin is a great fit for a lot of reasons. We're excited about him."
— Bill Rabinowitz (@brdispatch) February 6, 2019
Day said losing Dwayne Haskins was hard because OSU expected to get three years from him and only got one. Said his exit made OSU ramp up pursuit of QBs.
— Bill Rabinowitz (@brdispatch) February 6, 2019
Day on five-star WR Garrett Wilson: Called him magnetic in terms of personality and said he comes from great family. Said he has to develop physically but his skills "are as good as I've been around."
— Bill Rabinowitz (@brdispatch) February 6, 2019
Day on how he'll use Urban Meyer: "He's built this over the last seven years and the culture he's built is amazing. The footprint is on this and will be for a long time." Said his office is "across the way."
— Bill Rabinowitz (@brdispatch) February 6, 2019
Day said offensive line was a priority. Said he was in Hawaii for three hours for his visit with Enokk Vimahi before catching a red-eye flight back home.
— Bill Rabinowitz (@brdispatch) February 6, 2019
Ryan Day says one of the main reasons Mike Yurcich was his pick for quarterbacks coach is that he's from Ohio. He wanted to have assistant coaches from the state.
— Colin Hass-Hill (@chasshill) February 6, 2019
Day said he would support the Vimahi family if Enokk chose to go on a two-year Mormon mission after his freshman year as expected.
— Bill Rabinowitz (@brdispatch) February 6, 2019
Day said it's just a reality that QBs don't have the patience to wait to get a chance to start. Said the best way to deal with it is to be honest with players.
— Bill Rabinowitz (@brdispatch) February 6, 2019
Day: "What happened with Dwayne Haskins last year is an anomaly." Said can't expect a young QB to do what he did in his first year as a starter shouldn't be considered the norm.
— Bill Rabinowitz (@brdispatch) February 6, 2019
Day on hiring Greg Mattison: Said he believed coaching staff needed veterans who knew the Big Ten and wanted three younger coaches as well.
— Bill Rabinowitz (@brdispatch) February 6, 2019
Day said hiring Jeff Hafley was a no-brainer. Said 6 or 7 NFL teams wanted to hire him as coordinator. So he wanted a balance and Mattison fit the bill.
— Bill Rabinowitz (@brdispatch) February 6, 2019
Day said Hafley and Mattison met before their hiring to assess chemistry. They had it. Asked if hiring him away from Michigan was an additional consideration, he smiled. "It was a consideration."
— Bill Rabinowitz (@brdispatch) February 6, 2019
Day, asked on NCAA transfer waiver process. Acknowledged he's nervous about how it'll be resolved. Said it's not a process you sleep great at night about.
— Bill Rabinowitz (@brdispatch) February 6, 2019
Ryan Day on Tate Martell: "Obviously we wish him nothing but the best. Disappointed to see him leave, but he'll have a good career."
— Colin Hass-Hill (@chasshill) February 6, 2019
Day said he's excited about Noah Potter and Zach Harrison. Said Harrison has "blossomed" since arriving last month.
— Bill Rabinowitz (@brdispatch) February 6, 2019
Day said he's hoping "in the next few weeks" to get the ruling about Fields' immediate eligibility from the NCAA.
— Bill Rabinowitz (@brdispatch) February 6, 2019
Ryan Day said he would be in favor of schools being limited to bringing in only two scholarship transfers per year.
— Dan Hope (@Dan_Hope) February 6, 2019
Day on his new fame: "It's different. It's different for my wife and for my kids. But it's something I've worked toward. It does take some adjusting and something we've talked about in our family."
— Bill Rabinowitz (@brdispatch) February 6, 2019
Day said Zach Harrison "kind of died and went to heaven" with coming to his hometown school with Larry Johnson and then being joined by the two Michigan assistants (Mattison and Washington) who recruited him the most.
— Bill Rabinowitz (@brdispatch) February 6, 2019
Ryan Day said he wants to be at Ohio State for the next "10-15 years," and his goal is to win championships. Recognizes that is the expectation for the program.
— Dan Hope (@Dan_Hope) February 6, 2019