What Ohio State football coach Ryan Day said after the win against Iowa

Next up for Ohio State is a huge showdown at No. 6 Oregon on October 12th.

Here’s what Ohio State coach Ryan Day said after the game.

What Ryan Day said after Ohio State beat Iowa

• Day on how Ohio State responded after a slow first half: “It was good to see, not that you like to see something like that.” But it’s good to face a little bit of adversity and see how our team responds. “
• Day discusses the approach for Oregon Week: “As you can imagine, it didn’t take long for us to focus on Oregon. As we leave the rocker room today, our focus is to start with Oregon.”
• Day on Ohio State’s control of Iowa’s running attack: “It was a big challenge for our entire team in terms of physicality and toughness. I thought we answered that.”
• Day on Ohio State forcing three consecutive turnovers: “Those were all really big plays in the game. Every time we can do that, it will change the game.”
• Day on what Emeka Egbuka means to the offense after his three-touchdown game: “He’s a warrior and, in my opinion, once again one of the best receivers in the country. He gets better the more he plays.”
• Day said receiver Carnell Tate was available if needed, but he decided to hold him back and hope to make him healthier for Oregon.
• Day on what makes Jeremiah Smith great: “Probably general maturity. What I mean by that, like his physical maturity… I think next is his emotional maturity.”
• Day on Will Howard’s play against the Iowa defense: “He doesn’t get rattled…and that’s a good sign for a quarterback.”
• Day on Ohio State rushing for more than 200 yards: “I thought the offensive line played hard. I thought (offensive coach) Justin (Frye) prepared them…thought the running backs were running hard again, physically hard.”
• Day on the shots on goal at the start of each half: “I felt like both runs were well orchestrated, well designed and well executed. And I think that’s when we’re at our best.”
• Day talks about the play of linebackers Sonny Styles and Cody Simon: “The more Sonny plays, the quicker he can learn and diagnose these plays. I thought Cody played well there.”