Ohio State's first preseason practices are “the first step in a long, long journey” as Ryan Day and the Buckeyes lay the groundwork for the goals they hope to achieve this season.
As a freshman at New Hampshire, Ryan Day did not take particular pleasure in preseason camp.
Day’s been through a few more camps since then, and knows it’s only the start of the arduous trek that awaits over the next five-plus months. As a coach, Day’s learned just how important it is to set the stage and lay the foundation for the season ahead, and that goes double for a year that begins against as stiff a test as the Buckeyes face in their first matchup against Notre Dame.
As Day and the Ohio State coaching staff learn about their 2022 roster, they’re also working on instilling the principles they believe will guide the Buckeyes through the toughest parts of the forthcoming season. Schematically, Ohio State is sure to build on the elements it installed during the spring – especially on defense with first-year defensive coordinator Jim Knowles running the show.
“Discipline of just playing the game; penalties, discipline of your position, coming out every day and working hard, taking care of your body. And then skill; the skill of your position, the skill of playing the game. So those are really the three areas that we're kind of focused on across the board.
Day has far more confidence in the experience his team has from playing in a number of high-stakes affairs a season ago, and he’s hoping that will allow the Buckeyes to change the couple losses they suffered in 2021 into wins this year. It can’t be achieved in the first day of practice, but the chance to persevere through hardship will come soon as the Buckeyes get bogged down in the adversity that coincides with camp.
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