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Ryan Day Earns $1M Contract Bonus After Ohio State Wins CFP Title vs. Notre Dame | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors

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After leading Ohio State to its first national championship since 2014 with a 34-23 win over Notre Dame in Monday night’s College Football Playoff final, head coach Ryan Day is taking home a solid bonus check.

Day entered the game with $500,000 in bonuses for the Buckeyes’ run to the national title game, and he earned another $500,000 with the victory to push his bonus check to $1 million on top of his $10 million base salary.

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Ryan Day has just led Ohio State to its 9th national championship in history.
It’s Day’s first national title as head coach—and he’ll take home a $1M bonus on top of his $10M salary for getting it done. pic.twitter.com/t3MKFZY0GT

Ohio State faced an early deficit after Notre Dame opened the game with an 18-play touchdown drive. However, the Buckeyes rattled off 31 straight points to help put the game out of reach.

When the Fighting Irish closed the gap to a one-score game, Ohio State quarterback Will Howard connected with receiver Jeremiah Smith for a 56-yard pass to set up a late field goal that sealed the victory.

Day had faced questions about his job security after an up-and-down year, but he quieted all the noise with Monday night’s national title win. He will quickly turn the page to try to lead the Buckeyes to a second straight championship next season.

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