Ohio State coach Ryan Day’s son commits to this Big Ten school
RJ Day, the son of Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day, is one of the top high school quarterbacks in the Buckeye State. The three-year starter at Columbus St. Francis DeSales already owns school records in career passing yards and touchdowns entering his senior season.
MORE: Indiana Hoosiers new quarterback is already being compared to Fernando Mendoza But on Sunday, the 6-foot-1, 204-pounder made a college commitment that will take him out of Ohio and into direct competition with his father. Day announced on X he will attend Northwestern , choosing the Wildcats over the Purdue Boilermakers and USF Bulls. Northwestern competes in the Big Ten alongside Day’s powerhouse Buckeyes.
Day family reunites with Chip Kelly A three-star recruit, Day is ranked as the No. 78 quarterback and the No. 1,178 player overall in the class of 2027, according to Rivals Industry Rankings .
That is not the kind of resume that earns someone, even a family member, an offer from Ohio State. But Northwestern’s new offensive coordinator, Chip Kelly, served on Ryan Day’s staff during the national title season of 2024. Kelly also coached Ryan Day during his college career as a quarterback at New Hampshire.
DeSales’ RJ Day gets past Watterson’s Jack Schuler. | John Hulkenberg via Imagn Images “It’s really surreal when you think about the relationships that we’ve had with those two as a family over the years,” RJ Day told ESPN . “Coach Kelly coached my dad in college, so that adds another layer to it.