Entering the College Football Playoff, pressure was mounting on Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day. That pressure largely came from Ohio State fans and media too, as he had just suffered a fourth loss to Michigan in a row.

Former Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Urban Meyer, who was in Atlanta on Monday to watch Ohio State win the national championship, came to the defense of current Buckeyes coach Ryan Day.

There is a small fraternity of people who understand what it is like to face the pressure-cooker that is being the head coach of Ohio State football.

How can Ohio State fans silence the vocal minority who have attacked coach Ryan Day and his family? Begin by shouting down the lunatic fringe.

The Ohio State coach was an assistant under Meyer with the Buckeyes as well as the Florida Gators. Meyer was thrilled to see his former assistant lead Ohio State to another national title. The win over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish marked Ohio State's ninth national championship .

This victory will taste extra sweet for the wrongly-embattled Day, who could choose to leave Columbus with the task complete

Ryan Day needed the national championship not to save his job, but to remind everybody why he was Urban Meyer's successor.

Takeaways from Ohio State's national championship on Day, a historically great resume, Will Howard, keys to the title run and what's next.

The Ohio State football coach still has a Michigan problem, but a victory against Notre Dame on Monday night would secure the College Football Playoff title.

Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day was under considerable pressure entering the inaugural 12-team edition of the College Football Playoff. Despite ending the regular season with a 10-2 record, Day was on the sideline in late November for a fourth consecutive loss at the hands of the Michigan Wolverines,

Ryan Day responded to that pressure and went on to win the national championship. With that, he had established himself as a champion forever. That, along with the criticism Day had received, led Urban Meyer to call out people on social media for their criticism of Day during an episode of The Triple Option.