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Nick Saban gave an impassioned defense of Ohio State head coach Ryan Day on “College Gameday” on Monday that seemed to come from an all too familiar place for the former Alabama coach.

Coming off a national championship win over Notre Dame last Monday, the Buckeyes are feeling themselves, but the feeling couldn’t have been any more different nearly two months ago when Ryan Day, the Buckeyes’ often-criticized head coach, was nearly run out of town.

Former Alabama football DB Caleb Downs discussed his coaches after winning national championship with Ohio State

Ohio State coach Ryan Day has a huge rebuilding job in Columbus after losing several starters to the NFL draft including quarterback Will Howard.

Former Alabama head coach and current ESPN analyst Nick Saban offered an impassioned defense of Ohio State head coach Ryan Day on Monday. "Having been

Nick Saban is defending Ohio State football coach Ryan Day from the haters who want Day fired. Day just won the national championship.

Ohio State’s gamble in the transfer portal last go around worked out perfectly. The Buckeyes brought in Will Howard and he was the quarterback and leader the team needed. After one season as the quarterback in Columbus,

Ryan Day caught a lot of slack for his loss to Michigan at the end of the regular season. Day’s shortcomings against the Wolverines are well-documented. His Buckeyes have lost 4 straight to Michigan,

Criticism of Ryan Day has been a common topic throughout the football season, but veteran head coach Nick Saban decided to defend him against the negative comments just minutes before Ohio State’s CFP game.

College football’s structure is in flux and there have been several calls for Nick Saban to take over as commissioner of college football.

Ryan Grubb has nearly been Alabama football’s offensive coordinator multiple times. He interviewed with Nick Saban, and had accepted the job under Kalen DeBoer last season before defecting to the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks.