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Ryan Day Says Hard Decisions Are Coming. Payton Pierce Should Be Worried.
Ryan Day just put the entire roster on notice — and one starter in particular should be paying close attention.
Following Ohio State's historic collapse at Texas, where the Buckeyes blew a 20-point fourth-quarter lead for the first time by an AP No. 1 team since 2004, Day admitted the loss is "going to force us to make some hard decisions." That's a serious statement from a coach who rarely airs internal doubts publicly, and it comes right as questions mount about middle linebacker Payton Pierce, who earned the most captain votes on the team but was PFF's lowest-graded starter on defense…
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