The Buckeye is a state tree, a symbol of Ohio heritage, and locals commonly call it the Buckeyes. That identity is deep-seated. When Ray Bourhis and Sally Huber first proposed the mascot in the ...

Ohio State Buckeyes mascot Brutus. / Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The top-seeded Buckeyes jumped out to an early 5-0, first-quarter lead against Maryland in ...