Day earned the right to call himself an Ohio State legend last night by joining a table that includes Paul Brown, Woody Hayes, Jim Tressel and Urban Meyer. No matter what happens next, this will be a shining moment for which he’ll be remembered for the rest of his life.

As much as Ohio State's passionate supporters — and some within the media — had written off Day, his family and his team never lost hope.

Ryan Day deserved to feel vindication when he won a national championship less than two months after it seemed his Ohio State job was on the line.