Ryan Day: Everything up for evaluation after rare 2nd loss by No. 11 Ohio State

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State football has endured its longest losing streak during the eight seasons of head coach Ryan Day, matching the highest single-season total. The Buckeyes have now suffered two losses, a season high, during Day's tenure. While Day has been the head coach since 2019, seasons with two losses or fewer have been relatively common in the past—going back to 2011.

However, two losses in a single season during the regular season is rarer, having occurred only four times in the last 15 seasons and ten times in the last 25. Losing two games before November 1 is even more unusual, having happened only once since 2011 and six times in the last 25 years. After the Buckeyes' latest setback against USC, head coach Ryan Day stated that while there are plays to be improved schematically, the primary issue lies in coaching and taking responsibility as a player.