Ryan Day’s contract extension at Ohio State would make him the second-highest-paid football coach in the country behind Georgia’s Kirby Smart.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State football is giving coach Ryan Day a contract extension, pending an approval by the university’s board of trustees. The new deal adds three years to his current agreement, extending him through the 2031 season.

Day succeeded Urban Meyer as coach in 2019 and has a 70-10 record. His .875 winning percentage is the highest among active coaches. He is one of only three active coaches – Smart and Clemson’s Dabo Swinney are the others – to have won national championships.