Coming off a historic national championship run as Ohio State won the first-ever 12-team playoff, Ryan Day is now one of the highest-paid head coaches in colleg

Day succeeded Urban Meyer as coach in 2019 and has a 70-10 record. His .875 winning percentage is the highest among active coaches. He is one of only three active coaches – Smart and Clemson’s Dabo Swinney are the others – to have won national championships.

Ohio State coach Ryan Day, who led the Buckeyes to the national championship just over two weeks ago, has agreed in principle to a seven-year contract valued at $12.5 million a year, the school announced Thursday.

Ryan Day and Ohio State have agreed to a new contract, per the school. It's a seven-year contract that will keep Day as coach of the Buckeyes through the 2031 football season It will add three years onto his current agreement and will be valued at $12.

Ryan Day navigated the wildest month in Ohio State history with aplomb. He was rewarded this week with the second-richest contract in college football: a $12.5 million salary for the next seven years.

Ohio State and Ryan Day have agreed to a contract extension that will make him the second-highest paid head coach in college football.