Ohio State QB Ryan Day and QB Will Howard were involved in a golf cart accident

Moments after winning the national championship, Ohio State’s head coach Ryan Day and his star players were forced to walk to a postgame press conference after their golf cart crashed into a wall.

The incident at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Monday, January 20, shortly before Ohio State beat Notre Dame 34-23 in the College Football Playoff National Championship, was caught on camera reporter for CBS Sports Brandon Marcello.

Marcello reported that the golf cart “failed to make a sharp turn and hit a wall,” causing one of the cart’s wheels to burst. In addition to Day, the golf cart also had an Ohio State quarterback Will Howard and a midfielder Cody Simon to the press conference.

During appearance at st today to show On Tuesday, January 21, 23-year-old Howard spoke humorously about the accident.

“That was pretty funny,” Howard said with a laugh. “I started crying with laughter, I was dying. But ahead, Coach’s Day was pretty serious. I didn’t know if he was really hurt or what happened. But Cody and I sat there and died laughing. It was fun.”

Day, 45, was uninjured in the golf cart accident and he and his players made it safely to the postgame press conference.

“It’s incredible,” Howard said today. “I can’t put it into words right now. It’s still pretty surreal. Honestly, I don’t think it’s really going to happen until we get back to Columbus and see the fans and some of our close friends.”

Before the golf cart accident, Howard was emotional on the field when asked what Coach’s Day and Ohio State meant to the quarterback, who transferred to the school in January 2024 after three seasons at Kansas State.

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“I’m speechless, man,” Howard said ESPN. “They changed my life more than I can say, man. Coach’s Day and these guys completely changed my life.”

He added, “I can’t believe God gave me the chance to be a Buckeye.”

During his postgame remarks, Day reiterated his love for Howard and the entire Ohio State team.

“After everything that’s been said throughout the year, these guys will go down as one of the best stories in Ohio State history and one of the best football teams in history,” Day said. “There was a time when not many people had that vision, but these guys did and they saw it. Maybe Ohio State isn’t for everyone, but it’s for these guys.”