With loads of eyeballs on "The Game," the high-profile matchup between the two Big Ten powers might prompt questions as to the meaning and origin of Ohio State's unique nickname and mascot — at ...

This tradition started in 1967 when Woody Hayes and longtime trainer Ernie Biggs changed the look of the Ohio State uniforms." The nickname is also used for the team's mascot, Brutus Buckeye ...

Brutus has roamed Ohio State’s sideline since 1965, turning from little more than a giant head with legs to a full-sized human with a giant head. Michigan, meanwhile, has resisted the mascot ...

In the nearly 60 years since Brutus Buckeye first debuted as Ohio State University's mascot, only four women have portrayed the famous anthropomorphic nut. Emily Hayward, an Ohio State biomedical ...