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👏 Ohio State Coach Ryan Day Talks About Championship Culture, Family, Process
Building a Championship Culture
A lot of conversations about Ryan Day focus on the wins, the recruiting classes and the trophies. But what often gets lost is the person behind the headset — the dad, the teacher, the leader shaping young men.
On a new episode of Youth Inc., Greg Olsen sat down with the Ohio State football coach — fresh off a national championship — for a conversation that felt less like an interview and more like two friends trading notes about life. The bond they’ve built over time — Olsen visiting spring practice, watching Day lead and admiring the program up close — gave this episode a unique tone. This wasn’t just about football. It was about parenting, culture and the daily choices that define who we become.
When Olsen asked what “culture” really looks like at a program like Ohio State, Day went back to his roots — first as a quarterback and linebacker at the University of New Hampshire, then through coaching stops at Boston College, Florida, Temple, the Eagles and the 49ers. He explained how he’s seen different definitions of culture, but at Ohio State it’s built on clarity.
“Culture is really just the behavior that’s in your building,” Day said. “One of the most important things is having an agreement on the front end of what the expectations are.”
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