Ohio State got off to a rotten start against USC on the road on Saturday without quarterback Julian Sayin in the starting lineup.
We're not sure when Sayin will return this season from his arm injury, but it's possible he's sidelined through the College Football Playoff. Leading the second-ranked Buckeyes is a tall task for freshman quarterback Luke Fahey.
Ohio State only put up nine points in the first half compared to USC's 20; the team was down 14-3 at the start of the second quarter. The NBC Sports game camera caught coach Ryan Day seemingly letting out an f-bomb to express his displeasure with how the game was going.
A lip-reader's perspective pegs Day possibly saying: "This is so [expletive] bad, man!" That sure looks like it's the right
read to us.
Some possible NSFW language to follow.
“This is so f**king bad man!”
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) November 1, 2026
- Ryan Day 😳 pic.twitter.com/BxCZmt2E5G
We can understand why Day was frustrated. Unless his Buckeyes got it going in the second half, a two-loss Ohio State would certainly tumble in the rankings as uncertainty clouds the team's CFP future.
Is Day on the hot seat?
Probably not... unless the team loses to Michigan again.
This article originally appeared on For The Win: Lip reading tries to decode frustrated Ryan Day in Ohio State-USC
