Slices of Tuna: Ryan Day, Chip Kelly come full-circle
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1. All in the Family
Chip Kelly may not come across as your typical elder statesman among college football coaches, but it is hard to call him anything other than that after seeing the commitment he landed on Sunday at Northwestern.
R.J. Day, a three-star quarterback from Ohio’s St. Francis DeSales High, pledged his allegiance to the Wildcats on Mother’s Day.
RJ Day@rj_day1
Super excited to announce my commitment to further my football and academic career at Northwestern University!! Thank you to everyone along my journey who has made this possible from my family, @BradMaendler , the Desales coaching staff and Jay Hooten at the Armory. Excited for
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Day is the son of Ohio State head coach Ryan Day. And while it is always funny to imagine one Big Ten head coach getting the red-carpet treatment from another Big Ten school, the bonds here all tie to Kelly, the 62-year-old first-year offensive coordinator for the Wildcats.
