Ohio State rewarded Ryan Day with a new contract that makes him the second-highest paid coach in America, but that won't ease the pressure he faces in the ever-evolving college landscape.

Ohio State football coach Ryan Day signed a landmark new extension that will keep him with the program through the 2031 season, and now we have more of an idea

Day will earn $12.5 million in annual compensation, making him college football’s second-highest-paid coach behind Georgia’s Kirby Smart. 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