As Ohio State prepares for the national championship against Notre Dame, he highlighted the importance of faith, family and friends in guiding the team.

That’s due, partially, to the fact that the Buckeyes have won three straight playoff games — including two in blowout fashion. It’s been a remarkable turnaround for an Ohio State team that appeared to be on the brink of a total failure of a season.

Last season, UNC's Mack Brown was the oldest head coach in college football at age 73. The Tar Heels responded by replacing him with a (slightly) younger option: 72-year-old Bill Belichick, who also replaced Brown as the oldest coach.

Even as Ohio State turned around its season with three playoff wins, coach Ryan Day turned around his reputation by evolving after Michigan loss.

Day and the Buckeyes were beaten by their bitter rivals and booed off their home field less than 2 months ago. Now they have a shot at winning it all.

Weeks after facing immense pressure following another Ohio State loss to Michigan, Day is a win away from the college football mountaintop.

The feud between legendary Notre Dame head coach Lou Holtz and Ohio State head coach Ryan Day doesn't seem to be ending any time soon. Not with the two programs playing for a National Championship on Monday.

It's probably safe to say that Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day is no longer on the hot seat. Following Ohio State's devastating loss to the Michigan Wol

Day has been locked in following Ohio State's loss to Michigan. His wife, Nina, told 10TV that his mindset changed the day after the shocking upset. The loss was a potential blessing in disguise, earning Ohio State a first-round home playoff game.

It all came spilling out in a players-only meeting on the Tuesday after Ohio State's devastating loss to Michigan in the final weekend of the regular season. The Buckeyes, a 21-point home favorite over the Wolverines, imploded in a loss that gave critics even more ammunition to aim at embattled head coach Ryan Day.

Notre Dame second-year offensive lineman Charles Jagusah may make his first start of the season, and only the second of his career, in Monday night's national championship game against Ohio State.