You had a feeling it had to be coming at some point, and that point appears to be today. After some great on-field results and exceptional off-the-field conduct as well, Ohio State football head coach Ryan Day is getting a contract extension contingent upon full approval from the full Board of Trustees on Thursday.
According to a release from the OSU athletic department, Day is receiving a two-year contract extension that will take him through 2028. As a part of the agreement, Day’s total compensation will increase from $7.6 million annually to $9.5 million annually with a base salary of $2.0 million per year. It ties him with Michigan State’s Mel Tucker as the highest-paid coach in the Big Ten.
The new terms also tie Day with Tucker and LSU’s Brian Kelly for the third highest-paid head coach in the country behind Lincoln Riley of USC ($10 million) and Alabama’s Nick Saban ($9.9 million)
