Nick Saban defends Ohio State football coach Ryan Day from CFP

Nick Saban and his Alabama football team defeated Ryan Day and Ohio State in the 2021 national championship game.

However, ahead of the 2024 College Football Playoff run for the No. 8 Buckeyes (10-2), Saban came to the embattled coach’s defense. Ohio State hosts No. 9 Tennessee (10-2) at Ohio Stadium on Saturday with a chance to make a deep playoff run.

But there was a lot of negativity in the Buckeyes’ fan base after an ugly 13-10 loss to arch-rival Michigan in “The Game” that ended the regular season. Because of the loss, Ohio State did not participate in the Big Ten Championship Game and had no chance of a first-round bye by winning the conference.

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Saban delivered a message to Buckeyes fans during ESPN’s “College GameDay” segment, urging them to support Day and help him win OSU’s first national championship since 2014 under Urban Meyer.

“They have a chance to win the national championship,” Saban said on “GameDay.” “Everyone should fucking support them so they have the best opportunity to do it and put an end to all this negative bull (swear word).”

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