Ryan Day weighs in on NCAA choosing not to allow analysts to coach

Analysts are very popular on college football staffs and Ohio State head coach Ryan Day was asked about the NCAA’s decision to not allow those analysts to coach on the field.

The analysts can serve a purpose to the staff but actually engage in coaching, such as what Day does. That’s what makes USC’s hiring of former Arizona Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury all the more interesting.

Day reacted to the NCAA sticking to its guns for now.

“There’s a lot to work through there,” Day said. “I think there’s there’s a majority of coaches that would like to see you know, more flexibility for the coaches to do work on the field in practice, not so much in the game, but in practice. There’s a lot that comes with that, issues and recruiting that we got to make sure that we clear up and there’s a lot that goes with that. Labor laws and things like that. 

“So I think that there’s a push for it, but at the same time, I know that those things aren’t easy. And I’m of the opinion that sometimes right now, more than anything, the less changes, the better. We’ve had so many changes and it takes us a long time to see the effects of all these changes, you know, so what would the effects of that be? Not that I’m saying I don’t think it’s a good idea but.”

The NCAA released a statement on the increase in coaching limits for specific sports back in January, which includes analysts.

“The Council voted to eliminate the voluntary coach designation across Division I, instead including those coaches within a new limit for countable coaches in each of the applicable sports,” the statement read. “The Council supported an increase of two coaches in men’s and women’s basketball. These additional coaches may engage in coaching activities but may not recruit off campus.

“The rules change codified a waiver in those sports that allowed non-coaching staff members to engage in skill instruction. In both Football Bowl Subdivision and Football Championship Subdivision football, the Council redefined graduate assistant positions to graduate student coaches and limited individuals to serving three years maximum in that role.”

The coaching limits rules take effect July 1, according to the NCAA.

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For Day and other head coaches, the wait continues on analysts.