Ryan Day On Who Is Playing In The Cotton Bowl and Marvin's Legacy at Ohio State

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00:00 Who's playing in this game who's not playing in this game or who's not playing in this game?

00:03 Thank you for asking that question

00:05 You're welcome coach, but you said you'd tell us sooner or later. I mean is Marvin Harrison jr. Playing in this game

00:12 Tommy Eichenberg, etc. You usually ask like three or four questions. So let me I'll wait for the second and third cuz yeah

00:19 I can answer the first one. Okay

00:21 Really you're not answering no. No, I like I said in practicing is what we've noticed

00:27 Yeah, yeah, like I said, um, I feel like those are decisions that you know

00:32 The players make they and their families and so, you know

00:36 I never want to be the one to go out and put it out there

00:37 Yeah, so I want to respect that and you know, I think our guys have been great and professional

00:43 and

00:44 You know, these guys want to win the game. So

00:46 We'll know here in about 24 hours, but Marvin where the plays or not, what what is the legacy?

00:54 What is he leaving at Ohio State?

00:57 Marvin's been a pro ever since he stepped in our building and it started

01:00 Everyone wants to talk about his dad and everything like that and what he's done and being a profitable Hall of Famer

01:05 And he certainly did a great job raising his son with his mom

01:08 But Marvin's his own man, you know own man, and he had big shoes to fill. He's got his father's name

01:14 But from the minute he stepped in our building you knew that he was gonna be a pro

01:18 You know the hours and hours and hours he spends on that jugs machine the hours he spends in the film room

01:25 The way he takes care of his body. Everything about it has been a pro his professionalism

01:29 I mean there's been times where after a game I'll come over to the facility and maybe he you know

01:34 Maybe it wasn't even a drop pass

01:36 He's in the facility after a game hours catching the ball going over that same one again because it didn't get right in the game

01:41 and I think that legacy that he's leaving behind to the younger players is tremendous and

01:45 You know, I think it's it's been said publicly so I don't think I'm putting him out there

01:50 But when you ask him, what do you want to do in football?

01:52 He says I want to be the best receiver to ever play the game

01:54 Like whoa, I know your habits have to reflect that they do and that's what's special about Marvin