COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ryan Day’s name was probably already on the minds of NFL teams before he led Ohio State to a national title, so accomplishing that feat only makes him more desirable. The Buckeyes' head coach has spent most of his coaching career at the collegiate level, starting as a tight ends coach at his alma mater New Hampshire in 2002.

Ohio State coach Ryan Day, who led the Buckeyes to the national championship just over two weeks ago, has agreed in principle to a seven-year contract valued at $12.5 million a year, the school announced Thursday.