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 ...

Dan Poel/AP In this handout provided by OhioCollegeFootball.com, the Ohio University mascot, left, takes Ohio State mascot Brutus down to the ground before the start of a college football game ...

[students] voted to allocate $200 to support the creation of a fiberglass mascot," Ohio State's website writes. "The new model even sported different faces: a smile when the Buckeyes were driving ...

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 ...