Ohio State coach Ryan Day's family needed around-the-clock police protection before guiding them to title
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Ohio State's national-championship victory over Notre Dame not only helped Ryan Day's job security with the Buckeyes. The once-embattled 45-year-old head coach may have also diffused the violent threats his family has faced since dropping another game to rival Michigan on November 30.
![[Ryan Day is seen with his wife, Nina, the daughter of college hoops coach Stan Spirou]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/21/19/94360565-0-image-m-17_1737487875457.jpg)
The Buckeyes were a three-touchdown favorites against the hated Wolverines that day, but were stunned at home in what became Day's fourth consecutive loss to Michigan. It was then, with fans calling for Day to be fired, that the family began receiving threats, prompting local police to provide around-the-clock protection.
![[Ryan Day of the Buckeyes walks into Ohio Stadium with his daughter Grace in 2023]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/21/19/94360567-0-image-a-18_1737488257600.jpg)
'We had security at our house. School was really bad,' Day's son R.J., a high school sophomore, told The Athletic. 'I didn't really leave the house much 'til after the Tennessee game [three weeks after the Michigan game, in the CFP first round]. It was rough, but you've gotta hang on in those rough times because eventually things will turn back around again.'.
The daughter of famed Southern New Hampshire University basketball coach Stan Spirou, Day's wife Nina knew about the pitfalls of college sports. But it wasn't until her three children were threatened that she began to understand the dangers of their situation.
As she told The Athletic: 'You can't take anything lightly these days. I was very concerned.'. Head Coach Ryan Day of the Ohio State Buckeyes and his family are seen after Monday's win. Ryan Day is seen with his wife, Nina, the daughter of college hoops coach Stan Spirou.
