As much as Ohio State's passionate supporters — and some within the media — had written off Day, his family and his team never lost hope.

Ryan Day and Ohio State rebounded from the Michigan loss with a historic title run, as the Buckeyes revealed the blueprint for champions in the expanded playoff era.

The Ohio State football football program did what many said it couldn’t. The Buckeyes picked themselves up off the mat, in the depths of despair after losing to Michigan and went on the