Everyone knows about Ryan Day’s Michigan problem. Four straight losses to the Wolverines have defined his tenure at Ohio State more than anything else. But there’s another streak haunting the Buckeyes that doesn’t get nearly as much attention, but stings just as much.

Ohio State hasn’t appeared in the Big Ten Championship Game since 2020, but this year, the path is clearer than it’s been in a long time. The drought is poised to finally end, and Day showed some extra enthusiasm when describing what the Rutgers game means for Ohio State.

“We don’t take anything for granted. We don’t make any assumptions. Every week, every Saturday, an opportunity to get to Indianapolis is on the line. That’s the way it is here right now. We want to get to Indy. We haven’t got to Indy here. There’s nobody

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