Nina Day, wife of Ohio State coach Ryan Day, received unsolicited text messages following the Buckeyes' loss to Michigan in November suggesting that her husband should commit suicide. "They told me multiple times to have Ryan follow in his father's footsteps and kill himself,

Ohio State football head coach Ryan Day has been met with a new challenge immediately following the Buckeyes' National Championship.

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.

Ohio State University's football coach, Ryan Day, has found the ultimate teammate in his wife, Nina Day. After two seasons as a defensive coordinator, Ryan was named head coach at

Much was made about the approximately $20 million Ohio State spent in name, image and likeness money to put the team together, but with a few exceptions, the money went toward the Buckeyes keeping their own players in school for another season, rather than leaving for the NFL Draft.

Here are three keys and a prediction for the national championship as Ohio State looks to become the third two-loss national champion.