COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ryan Day is as familiar with Chip Kelly’s offense as anyone, and it predates their time working together at Ohio State.
It stems back more than two decades, when Day was a quarterback at New Hampshire while Kelly was his offensive coordinator.
Day’s understanding of the system is rich, but what’s run at Ohio State now isn’t necessarily identical to what Kelly was calling back then. His offense has changed in different aspects since 2001.
Day doesn’t view that as a bad thing.
“What is somebody’s offense? It’s putting our players in the best position to be successful,” Day said Wednesday. “What does that look like? This year, it looks different than maybe it did when he was at UCLA, when he was at Oregon, when he was (with the Philadelphia Eagles). Every year, it changes. Making the adjustments to put the guys in the right position based on who you have, that’s really what we’re trying to do constantly.”
With the adjustments Kelly has made for the 2024 Ohio State roster, would Day fit as a quarterback?
It’s a reality he can’t envision.
“I wouldn’t be playing at Ohio State, so I don’t know how to answer that,” Day said.
