Son of Ryan Day, RJ, receives scholarship offer from Big Ten school
RJ Day, son of Ohio State head coach Ryan Day, has received a scholarship offer from Northwestern, where Chip Kelly is the new offensive coordinator. The DeSales High School quarterback, part of the 2027 recruiting class, already holds multiple FBS scholarship offers. While the connection to Kelly adds intrigue, RJ Day is being pursued by several major programs beyond Northwestern.
- ▪RJ Day is the starting quarterback at DeSales High School in Columbus.
- ▪He received a scholarship offer from Northwestern after speaking with offensive coordinator Chip Kelly.
- ▪Chip Kelly previously worked at Ohio State and was recently fired by the Las Vegas Raiders.
- ▪RJ Day has scholarship offers from 18 other FBS schools, including Boston College, Cincinnati, Purdue, and USF.
- ▪Brian Hartline, Ohio State's wide receivers coach, is now head coach at USF and has offered RJ Day a scholarship.
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