Developing managers high on the spring agenda of the day

The state of Ohio has to fill many holes that were created by the departure of great players and great leaders. And he feels a feeling of urgency because the buckeyes open against Texas.

Columbus, Oh – The transition from Ohio State from the national champion to a new team that wishes the same result began in the Woody Hayes Athletic Center. Ryan Day said on Monday that he woke up often and it takes a long time to think about being a national championship coach.

“Life just goes on … it just does it and it's about the next challenge … it's about the next group of boys,” he said on Monday and spoke more relaxed than for more than a year, a fact that he has freely approved.

During 15 exercises in four weeks, day and his employees will assess every detail of everything every player does. You will ask yourself a lot of questions every day.

And when the spring exercises ended with the spring show case on April 12th, you will have incomplete answers to questions about how who will play where, who will play the most and who needs a lot of work.

And during the majority of the lecture on the young quarterback room, the development of depth and versatility in the offensive line, running rotation and all holes that can fill in defense will develop, the day will observe the aspect of the team that he knows that the buckeyes must be correct, or the season will not meet the annual expectations.

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Before you roll off your ears with your eyes and the defiant attitude of the distraction trainer, you should consider the Buceyes run for the national championship. Give the day a lot of recognition for the relevant overcoming of the Michigan loss. He deserves it.

But the Buckeyes would not have left Atlanta with the national championship without a core of great leaders that day. These boys – Simon, Sawyer, Tuimoloau, Egbuka, Howard, the list continues – are gone.

The transition began after the championship celebration in the stadium. Because the team was together this afternoon, the day gathered in the team meeting room. As you do after every game – but usually not after the last game – you announced the players who were rated as master.

Then the day began the transition from developing managers for the 2025 season in a ceremonial and symbolic manner.

When the team gathers, the seniors sit in front of the room. The newcomers sit in the back. Day the seniors had given up their seats and standing in front with him. Then the rest of the team went forward into their new seats.

“I thought that was important,” said Day. “I have informed you that this is the standard.

Day continued his first spontaneous leader meeting with the boys in the first row.

“What they went through in their career and how many of them record the program and showed leadership,” he said of the boys who were standing with him. “And when do you show guidance and define moments?

Anyone who makes up the new group of appointed leaders will be completely determined in the next four weeks. Some are obvious: Sonny Styles, Caleb Downs and whoever the quarterback job wins – although this is not announced until August – by Julian Sayin, Tavien St. Clair and Lincoln Kienholz. Others are known to the coaching team and others will pay this role. Watch the trainers.

If the Day's Leadership Group is set up, you will get homework. He has already chosen a book that you can read, but he will not open the title publicly until the book is in your hands. And it will be a key to these managers to turn the page from a championship season.

“We are trying not to talk about the group of last year, but it is good that this example should go forward as it should look,” said Day.

The task every season is to establish and learn the personality of a team and all characteristics. Cody Simons serious approach to leadership helped define the team in 2024. No doubt that as a guide in Block 0 jersey, his voice was important for everyone.

The choice of wearing block 0 is important again. No evidence of the day who could be.

The day is still the leader.

And it is clear that he is happy. The only championship he comes through is the next. That is why he mentioned Texas several times on March 7 and Monday with more than one touch of urgency. The glove of the playoff run decreases where it stopped at the opener on August 30th against the Longhorns.

As much as the day in spring wants to go 100 miles per hour, he believes that this is not the best speed to follow. That is why April 12 is called Spring show case instead of a spring game. In the long season 2024, in the hope for the long season 2025, the late start to spring practice and the insurance that the players stay or become healthy are the reasons.

“Although we call it a shop window, we will try to do as much as possible during this game,” he said. “Because our first game is against Texas, we have to run from the gates.”

He said whoever wins the start quarters back job must be the hardest worker, a great leader and a hard guy. Because “If it is fourth and second against Texas, we had to find a way to get three meters.”

During the championship run, the buckeyes got hard yards, played big games and both prevented them. Talent exists to do it again.

Now Day is looking for managers to achieve this.