Uncut: Is Ryan Day angry about injuries or just focused on the stretch run?

Throughout the year, the Land-Grant Podcast Network will be bringing you uncut audio primarily from ⁠⁠Ohio State⁠⁠ press conferences, but also from individual interview sessions. On today’s episode of “Land-Grant Uncut,” we are bringing you unedited audio from Ryan Day's Tuesday, Nov. 18 press conference from the Woody Hayes Athletic Center. Despite being asked multiple questions on the topic, the Ohio State head coach declined to discuss the injury statuses of wide receivers Jeremiah Smith and Carnell Tate or offensive lineman Joshua Padilla. However, he did say that Smith and Tate are in good spirits and are working to get back on the field soon. On the o-line, he noted that whether or not Padilla plays, they will look to rotate three players at right guard. If Padilla is available on Saturday, that means Tegra Tshabola will likely rotate with either Padilla or Gabe VanSickle. Day also talked about the changes that have allowed OSU to have a recent flurry of success on the recruiting trail, what Rutgers will look to do on Saturday, and more. Personally, I felt that Day was a little more prickly than normal in the press conference. While he has been incredibly focused and business-like since the start of last year's postseason, he seemed demonstrably more angry, or even annoyed. Of course, I couldn't help but wonder if that had anything to do with his team's injury situation, or if it was just a byproduct of getting down to the end of the regular season, with The Game just a week and a half away. As always, the press conference audio supplied by Ohio State struggles when it comes to media members asking questions. However, the audio quality from the podium is crystal clear. Contact Matt Tamanini Online Portfolio: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://authory.com/MattTamanini⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music by: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.bensound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices