The practice of placing stickers on the back of helmets began in 1967 under Hall of Fame coach Woody Hayes, according to Ohio ...

The history of Ohio State University's mascot is a unique and charming part of the school's sporting tradition. The official ...

So what are those stickers on Ohio State's helmets? Here's everything you should know ahead of the national championship.

A buckeye is a small, dark brown nut with a tan patch and it comes from the buckeye tree -- the official state ... Native Americans called him "Hetuck" (meaning buckeye) during the first Northwest ...

which is recognized as Ohio's official state tree and produces small brown nuts. The choice of "Brutus" imparts a strong and formidable quality to the buckeye, with its roots in Latin meaning ...

extolling the virtues of the buckeye tree and advocating it to be the symbol of Ohio. The buckeye tree was found naturally in the Midwest and its soft wood was ideal for building log cabins or ...

A buckeye is "a small, shiny, dark brown nut with a light tan patch that comes from the official state tree of Ohio, the buckeye tree," according to Ohio State. The mascot for Ohio State has been ...

"According to folklore, the Buckeye resembles the eye of a deer and carrying one brings good luck. 'Buckeyes' has been the official Ohio State nickname since 1950, but it had been common use for many ...