Not too long ago, the Ohio State Buckeyes' fan base had turned against head coach Ryan Day and wanted the program to fire him. That was following the loss in the regular season finale to the Michigan Wolverines.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State football coach Ryan Day wasted little time finding his next offensive coordinator. The Buckeyes are promoting receivers coach Brian Hartline to the position, according to multiple reports, replacing Chip Kelly who left for the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday.

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

Ohio State football is giving coach Ryan Day a contract extension, pending an approval by the university’s board of trustees. The new deal adds three years to his current agreement, extending him through the 2031 season.

Day will earn $12.5 million in annual compensation, making him college football’s second-highest-paid coach behind Georgia’s Kirby Smart. According to the USA TODAY database, Smart makes almost $13.3 million per year.

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.

Ryan Day’s contract extension at Ohio State would make him the second-highest-paid football coach in the country behind Georgia’s Kirby Smart.