Ryan Day rose from the ashes of his darkest hour in November to lead Ohio State to its first national championship since 2014, completing his ultimate redemption.

The Ohio State football football program did what many said it couldn’t. The Buckeyes picked themselves up off the mat, in the depths of despair after losing to Michigan and went on the

The two coaches faced questions about their capabilities to lead prominent teams just over a year ago, but have come a long way since then and will meet in the CFP national title game.