Ohio State taking Wisconsin seriously is a sign of a true champion, but Ryan Day doesn't have to exaggerate his praise to do so.

On Tuesday, Ryan Day of Ohio State—a program against which Franklin went 1-11 in his roughly 12 seasons at the helm—weighed in on the discourse, and, while he gave the former Penn State coach his flowers, opted for a pretty matter-of-fact take on the whole thing.

Ohio State football head coach Ryan Day met with the media after the ranked road win vs. Illinois. Catch his postgame press conference here.

Ohio State football coach Ryan Day spoke about James Franklin after Penn State fired him amid a 3-3 start to the season.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/ohiostate as Ohio State, Ryan Day have favorable outlook to reach College Football Playoff.

Penn State fired coach James Franklin after six seasons and a third straight loss. Ohio State coach Ryan Day expressed respect for Franklin, who he was undefeated against. Ohio State under coach Ryan Day was 6-0 against James Franklin's Penn State teams. There won’t be a seventh such matchup.

Here's a look back at Wisconsin football coach Luke Fickell's playing career at Ohio State ahead of Saturday's game in Madison.