Ryan Day describes his overall feeling entering the start of Big Ten play

Ohio State dominated their non-conference schedule to start off the season, starting off the year 3-0 and winning their first three games by an average win margin of 36.6 points. Now the Buckeyes enter conference play, and start their journey back to the Big Ten Championship game this weekend with a primetime home game Saturday night versus Wisconsin, and head coach Ryan Day spoke about the stakes of this matchup.

“Anytime you’re in conference play it ramps up a little bit, everything means a little bit more. Wisconsin’s a very good team, epitomizes everything that the Big Ten is all about, really good coaching, very sound, same thing want to control the football,” Day said.

Day also spoke about the Badger’s personnel, who for years have been a model of consistency regarding elite running back and offensive line play in the Big Ten.

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“I think they have very good players, I think Graham Mertz is an excellent quarterback, and multiple running backs, the offensive line is really good, very good players on defense,” Day said. “They’re always good, they’re always well coached, they’re always sound, and they have very good talent. So this is gonna be a big challenge.”

Day was also asked how he feels about his squad heading into Saturday’s matchup following such a dominant performance in week 3, as they won 77-21 over Toledo.

“Kind of how I feel every week, which is whatever happened the week before doesn’t really matter, what matters is what you do this week, and so we need a really good Tuesday practice and Wednesday practice, and then great preparation going into the game,” Day said.

The Buckeye’s offense seems to be clicking on all cylinders, led by star quarterback CJ Stroud who’s thrown for 11 touchdowns and zero interceptions so far this season. The Ohio State defense also looks improved under new defensive coordinator Jim Knowles, but Day is hoping to keep improving on both sides of the ball, as they enter a stretch of their most crucial games of the season.

“I mean there were certainly things to grow on, certainly things to be proud of last game, but a lot to improve on,” Day explained. “So that’s the whole thing, just growing, getting better, enhancing, but also knowing that this everything’s gonna be harder when you’re dealing with a conference opponent.”