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Ryan Day admitted what made him make an uncharacteristic roster change for Ohio State football this offseason​

Ohio State had to make a change through the transfer portal due to something Ryan Day realized.

The Ohio State Buckeyes lose several players who are high-end talents to the NFL draft each and every season. Ohio State could have upwards of five first-round picks produced alone in the first round of April’s draft.

Ohio State is set to push for double-digit draft picks produced once again. Just a year ago, the Buckeyes saw 14 players get drafted. Due to all of the recent turnover, including more than a couple of dozen players exiting in the transfer portal, Ryan Day knew a change had to be made.

Ryan Day knew Ohio State’s roster had to get older this offseason ​

Ohio State brought well over a dozen players in from the portal to fill various roles. Experience and production were a common theme with many of the players the Buckeyes went out and got.

“When you see guys who are going to be seniors walk out the door, the first thing you have got to do is you’ve got to get some more veteran guys in that room or else you’re just constantly young,” Day stated last week.

“I felt like we were a little young this year, quite honestly. And so when you go through it and you get some more senior guys in there, it’s just a different approach, and we felt like we needed that.”

Ohio State added experienced players like DT James Smith, LB Christian Alliegro, WR Devin McCuinn, S Terry Moore, S Earl Little Jr., and EDGE Qua Russaw to name a few. All of these players played and produced at their previous stops, and they were clear targets for the Buckeyes due to their experience.

There’s normally a good mix of youth and experience. If you’re good enough to play at Ohio State, you will. We’ll see just that this fall when WR Chris Henry Jr. and WR/RB Legend Bey potentially get on the field for the Buckeyes.

Indiana winning a national championship with an experienced team like they did this past season was noted by everyone. The transfer portal is a real avenue to roster success now and Ohio State changed how they put together their roster with it this cycle.
 
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I love that Day adjusts, but occasionally I think he overadjusts by, for example, slowing the offense to a crawl and putting multiple tight ends on the field because they had problems with scUM when they did it. I agree with this adjustment in theory, but let's not overreact to "experience" being too big of a deal in the current environment based on IU, which also had a ton of experienced guys, and a staff, that were not only experienced generally but were experienced at playing and coaching with each other.
 
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Jagdaddy said:
I love that Day adjusts, but occasionally I think he overadjusts by, for example, slowing the offense to a crawl and putting multiple tight ends on the field because they had problems with scUM when they did it. I agree with this adjustment in theory, but let's not overreact to "experience" being too big of a deal in the current environment based on IU, which also had a ton of experienced guys, and a staff, that were not only experienced generally but were experienced at playing and coaching with each other.
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We’re not going to win a championship every season. But can we win every 3-5 years and be in the mix every year, for sure. I think the constant adjustments is what we will see with the ebb and flow of players and NIL You have guys that are looking for the payday and guys that want developed.

I feel Day has a good feel for what he wants to do.
 
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