‘I don’t think their players get enough credit’: Ryan Day speaks to culture shift with Indiana football ahead of weekend showdown

A top-5 clash is taking place in Columbus when Indiana football heads to town to face the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Indiana sits at No. 5 overall and at 10-0. The Buckeyes are 9-1 and No. 2 overall. Their only loss came at Oregon, 32-31.

“I think the first thing is, I don’t think their players get enough credit,” Ohio State head coach Ryan Day said of Indiana. “I think the coaches have done a great job, and they’ve done a nice job this year, but the players are the ones who play. And they have good players, and they’ve done a nice job of changing their roster or upgrading their roster in certain areas. I think they play very hard. They are well-coached. They take care of the football. They cause turnovers. They play well in special teams, and their best players play on special teams.

Day discussed Indiana football as a whole, its culture shift, defensive potential, Kurtis Rourke and much more.

Below is his full Q&A.

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