Ohio State's Ryan Day will be paid a bonus of $487,000 at the end of the month for his work leading the Buckeyes football team in Urban Meyer's absence. Meyer will lose more than $500,000 as a result of his recent suspension.
Day signed the contract addendum for the bonus pay this Monday, according to records released Wednesday by Ohio State. Meyer praised Day's work as "elite" during the past six weeks, during which No. 4 Ohio State won its first three games of the season.
Day was the team's top leader from Aug. 1 through Sept. 2. He also served as the head coach during games in the following two weeks. That means he was paid more than $14,000 per day on top of his $1 million salary for his work as the acting head coach.