It was no hard feelings between Ohio State head coach Ryan Day and Rutgers Greg Schiano despite tempers flaring earlier in the game following a Scarlet Knights late hit.
During the postgame handshake, Day and Schiano could be heard exchanging some words followed by quick embrace.
“I apologize,” Day could be heard saying. “[I’m just defending my guys], you’ve gotta defend your guys.”
#OhioState head coach Ryan Day and #Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano shake hands at midfield postgame. pic.twitter.com/8aOlspS6gn
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The handshake started to go viral around the college football world.
“Noteworthy postgame handshake,” an Ohio State writer pointed out.
Noteworthy postgame handshake.#Buckeyes https://t.co/wJxi1GvnnI
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“DONT YOU APOLOGIZE FOR ANYTHING RYAN,” a fan replied.
DONT YOU APOLOGIZE FOR ANYTHING RYAN https://t.co/RvjRPJTEKu
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Schiano and Day got into it after Ohio State ran a fake punt while up 39 points. At the end of the play, a Rutgers player put a very late hit on the OSU ballcarrier.
Sounds like they buried the hatchet for now though.