Ohio State coach Ryan Day is now the second-highest paid coach in college football behind Georgia's Kirby Smart after paying off his first national championship with a new contract. Day's new seven-year deal,

According to the USA TODAY database, Smart makes almost $13.3 million per year. More: Where Ohio State's Ryan Day ranks among highest-paid college football coaches in 2024 Day made just over $10 million last year.

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.