Video | Ohio State HC Ryan Day National Championship Presser 1.12

Ohio State head coach Ryan Day spoke on Sunday afternoon as the Buckeyes prepare for Notre Dame. 

0:00 - Opening statement 

1:00 - Penalties against Texas 

2:29 - TreVeyon Henderson punching a Texas player 

3:40 - Expanded playoff and if Ohio State changed anything with its mindset 

5:12 - Texas taking  Jeremiah Smith out of the game 

7:24 - Injury status of CB Denzel Burke

8:06 - Impressions of Jermaine Mathews at CB  

9:30 - Balance of using Jeremiah Smith as a decoy 

12:25 - If Denzel Burke was benched due to poor play 

12:50 - Evaluating Riley Leonard out of the Transfer Portal 

13:40 - Caleb Downs awareness 

15:56 - What the win at Notre Dame did for him last year 

16:57 - If he has spoken to Lou Holtz 

17:12 - Using the Jack Sawyer play as motivation for others 

19:36 - Defensive line play in the playoffs 

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