Ryan Day will not be fired. It never should have even been an honest talking point among the media and parts of the Ohio State fanbase that ABC's Kirk Herbstreit labeled as the "lunatic fringe," Saturday night in a sardonic spiel at the end of Ohio State's 42-17 curb-stomping of Tennessee in the first round of the College Football Playoff.

ESPN commentator Kirk Herbstreit defended Ryan Day during Ohio State's College Football Playoff game on Saturday, calling out fans and pundits who have called for Day to be fired. Herbstreit, amid the Buckeyes' dominant 42-17 win over Tennessee in the first round of the playoffs,

Throughout this contest, the Buckeyes looked nearly unstoppable compared to the same team that lost to Michigan on their home turf to round out the regular season.Which is why, according to USA Today's Steve Berkowitz,