Chargers’ Jim Harbaugh accused of breaking Ohio State’s Ryan Day

While Jim Harbaugh keeps steering the Los Angeles Chargers to wins, his departure keeps sending shockwaves throughout the college football world, too.

Harbaugh is much more than the one the reeling Michigan Wolverines let get away, too.

Among other things, Harbaugh is also accused of breaking Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day.

The accusation really came to light again over the weekend when the Wolverines marched into Columbus and upset the No. 2 Buckeyes. There, Day shocked most onlookers by trying to beat the Wolverines in a phone booth while not using his outside weapons properly.

Onlookers quickly attributed the ill-fated strategy to commentary Harbaugh had thrown out during his time with the Wolverines.

One fan wrote this on social media: “Jim Harbaugh called Ryan Day —--made after the game in 2021 and it singlehandedly ruined his career. He’s been trying to win that game ever since. Never in the history of sports has there ever been a jab that cut as deep as “born on third” (besides maybe little brother)”

Harbaugh has moved on and is once again reviving another team right away. Day, meanwhile, appears to be on the hot seat, and the Wolverines still haven’t fully recovered from losing Harbaugh.

Other reactions to a potentially true sentiment:

Jim Harbaugh really may have done deep psychological damage to Ryan day where he genuinely believes if he can’t run the football on Michigan he’s less of a man
— coach papa john (@CoachPapaJohn) November 30, 2024

Jim Harbaugh called Ryan Day a fraud after his first win over them. They made this huge deal about, turned it into bulletin board material, and it only led to them losing 3 more times to Michigan.

I love this so much! #GoBlue https://t.co/kQdGC4cPJ7
— Don Thomas (@REALDonThomas) December 3, 2024

Ryan Day really tanked the foolproof gameplan, just to run the ball up the middle and prove that OSU is a tough team.

Jim Harbaugh is still deep inside that man’s cranium.
— LG (@LGhail) December 2, 2024

That Ryan Day was born on third base and thought he hit a triple was probably the most spot on thing Jim Harbaugh ever said
— Andrew Schnittker (@aschnitt53) November 30, 2024

I think Jim Harbaugh shook Ryan Day to his core and he’s been trying for 4 years to prove he isn’t the guy Jim said he was instead of exposing advantages he had all over the field
— TMB🤌🏻 (@tmb237) December 1, 2024

The Ghost of Jim Harbaugh still haunts Ryan Day.
— College Football Report (@CFBRep) November 30, 2024

Jim Harbaugh mentally broke Ryan Day…

Today, Day tried to prove their toughness by running the ball instead of attacking by passing the damn ball.

This is all mental. https://t.co/ljm6nFmIjq
— Joshua Andrew Smith (@jasmithactor) December 1, 2024

Jim Harbaugh broke Ohio State by convincing Ryan Day that he had to be tough. It’s that simple. Ryan Day thinks he has to be tough and tries to play that way on a big games. Instead of just being Ohio State. Ryan Day will never be able to beat Michigan because of the mental block
— Nick Fink (@finkn23) November 30, 2024

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