That's why Day might need an exit strategy. On his terms. This is becoming a quality of life thing. After the latest Michigan loss, Day got a vote of confidence from his athletic director (Ross Bjork). It was Day's 10th career loss. He lost two this season by a total of four points and avenged one of them.

Grading Ryan Day and the rest of the Buckeyes after Ohio State football's College Football Playoff semifinal game vs. Texas

Watching Ohio State and Texas in the semifinals of the College Football Playoff from The Valley was absolutely miserable, wallowing in the same repetitive thought for four quarters of football: It should’ve been us.

Ohio State football is headed to the national championship, after defeating Texas on Friday night. The Buckeyes play Notre Dame.

A failure to punch the football into the end zone in the final minutes of the Cotton Bowl doomed Texas in a 28-14 loss at AT&T Stadium.

Here are five takeaways from Texas’ 28-14 loss to Ohio State in the College Football Playoff semifinals on Friday in the Cotton Bowl at AT&T Stadium. That’s all folks The No. 3 Longhorns (13-3) tied a program record for wins in a single season but fell short of their first trip to the national championship game in 15 years.