COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State football coach Ryan Day held “no hard feelings” against Rutgers coach Greg Schiano after their brief trade on the field in the fourth quarter of the Buckeyes’ 49-10 victory on Saturday.
The Ohio State players got offended with a hit against bettor Jesse Mirco on the Buckeyes sideline. Day and other OSU coaches began pulling their players out of a potential fight with Rutgers players. Schiano ran across the pitch in an attempt to do the same with the Scarlet Knights.
After the players separated, Day pointed a finger in Schiano’s direction and shouted something at his former colleague. Schiano, who was OSU’s defensive coordinator in 2017-18 and was left out when Day took over as head coach, yelled back.
After the game, however, both coaches downplayed the incident as just two coaches defending their players. Schiano said he knew OSU didn’t call a fake punt. It’s worth mentioning that Mirco, an Aussie rules football player before moving to America, has previously stated that he’s not completely familiar with the nuances of this version of the game.
The Taking of Ryan Day
On what happened: “They came after the punt and Jesse rolled to the right. Nothing we had never worked on, he just saw it and took it. He was just a football player. And then I took that shot on the sidelines and things got heated.
“Just a coach defending his team and a coach defending theirs. There is no hard feelings at all. I told him that after the game. I have incredible respect for him. So that was all there was.
By decision of Mirco: “I just caught it. I said, ‘What happened?’ And he said, ‘I drove to the right,’ and he said, ‘No one was on top of me.’ I said, ‘OK, did someone tell you to do this?’ He says, ‘No.’ I said, ‘OK, we’ll talk about it tomorrow.’ »
Greg Schiano’s point of view
On what happened: “It’s not Ryan Day and me. I think they are two coaches who protect their players.
“My player was in a sea of Ohio State players and it was shutting down quickly. And I wanted to make sure of two things: the first is that I wanted to prevent our team from crossing the field. This is how things get very ugly. And I wanted to make sure that our player would come out of it safe and sound.
“We are both very competitive guys. I have the greatest respect for Ryan. We are good friends. Was good. There are no problems between us.
On the post-game handshake: “We are good friends. We weren’t going to let that get in the way of both of us. In the heat of the moment, competitive, we both protect our players. That’s what good coaches do.
On how conference blowouts should be handled: “I think I know where you’re coming from. I think it’s our job to stop them. It’s our job. I don’t think (fake punt) was called. I think this was just executed due to a scheme. Sometimes you have things that are automatic and then they happen. I don’t know for sure, but that’s not a problem. This is not a problem. It had nothing to do with the whole chain of events there.
“It was literally just two competitive guys protecting their players. And like I said, I just didn’t want a fight to break out. It’s not good for Rutgers, it’s not good for Ohio State is not good for college football, so mission accomplished, it didn’t happen.
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