Once a papier-mâché ball now full-grown mascot, Brutus is indeed the biggest nut in college football responsible for the cheers of thousands and tying generations of Buckeye fans together.

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 ...