Overview
- Ryan Day attended his son RJ’s final high-school game on Friday, Nov. 6, watching St. Francis DeSales play at Massillon before returning to coach Ohio State the next day.
- Massillon routed DeSales 48-0 to eliminate the Stallions from the OHSAA Division II playoffs, a game described by multiple reports as a one-sided performance by the Tigers.
- RJ Day, a three-star quarterback who committed to Northwestern in May, finishes his DeSales career as the program’s passing leader with school records for career yards and touchdowns and a 31-14 record as a four-year starter.
- The Massillon lineup included four-star recruit Deontay Malone, an Ohio State commit who caught two first-half touchdown passes and factored into the Tigers’ early lead.
- The visit underscores the personal side of coaching life and sets up an extended storyline: RJ will join the Big Ten at Northwestern and could face his father’s Ohio State team in future conference play.