Day not interviewed in Meyer investigation

Interim football coach Ryan Day said he wasn’t interviewed by investigators, and declined to answer questions about the scandal, “out of respect for everybody involved.”

of whom have experience as head coaches.

“It has been a whirlwind,” Day said. “But my goal in this was not to replace Coach (Meyer). That’s not what I wanted to do. What I wanted to do was empower the coaches, empower the leaders and just keep this thing moving, and I think we’ve done that.”

Day said he’ll coach from the sideline and call the offensive plays in conjunction with Wilson. He said the team is being led as if Meyer was still present.

“Ryan is certainly qualified to do this,” Schiano said. “Kevin Wilson, myself and the rest of the staff have done this a long time. That all said, we have to step it up. We’re missing our leader, we’re one down right now.”

Notes

Day said former guard Michael Jordan will start at center, following the departure of Billy Price, who was an All-American last season. Brady Taylor, who seemed to be the one to take over the starting role, also will play . ... Baron Browning will start at middle linebacker while Tuf Borland continues to recover from a leg injury, although Schiano said Borland may play. Pete Werner and Malik Harrison will be the starting outside linebackers . ... Day said that while Dwayne Haskins Jr. is the solid starter at quarterback, backup Tate Martell likely will play against the Beavers . ... Former West Virginia quarterback Chris Chugunov has been added to the roster as a graduate transfer.