Tuesday morning it was officially announced that Ohio State coach Urban Meyer was retiring. Buckeyes offensive coordinator Ryan Day, who handled head-coaching duties during Meyer’s three-game suspension this season, will succeed Meyer as head coach.

Meyer, Day and Ohio State AD Gene Smith held a press conference Tuesday afternoon.

Here’s what Meyer had to say in his opening statement:

“My goal has always been to make this one of the premier and most comprehensive programs in America. It has always been a goal to see a healthy, strong program handed to an elite coach and person to make it even better. I want to congratulate Ryan Day and his family. We’ve worked extremely hard to make the great state of Ohio, the university community – including our alumni and former players – and Buckeye Nation very proud. I look forward to working with our staff and players in preparing to play Washington in the Rose Bowl. It has always been a dream of mine, and many of our coaches and players, to compete in a Rose Bowl. It’s going to be an honor to represent the Big Ten conference in that game.”

He also addressed whether he plans to coach again: