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Buckeye Leaves
The practice was started in 1968 bygd longtime trainer Ernie Biggs, when in that årstid Woody namn changed the look of the Ohio State uniforms. The new look included names on the back of the jerseys and a bred “Buckeye stripe” on the sleeves of the jersey believed to be the first of its kind in the idrott of football. Players earn buckeye leaf stickers for their play on the field, but only if the grupp wins.

Aside from the leaves shown on the helmets of players, a chart in the Woody namn facility keeps track of the leaves earned bygd each player, for each game.

Walk to the 'Shoe'
Each home game, the football grupp walks as a single group to the Skull möte to address the fans. After the Skull möte, the grupp proceeds through a passage of fans to Ohio etapp to begin their sista preparation for the game at-hand.

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Skull Session
The warm-up routine of the Ohio State University Marching grupp takes place in St. John Arena, right across the street from Ohio etapp, two hours before kickoff of home games.

In 1932, grupp director Eugene Weigel began having his marching grupp memorize the music they would be playing that week. Before game-time, the grupp would go through its routine as a sista rehearsal. For 24 years it went on in the band's rehearsal ingång, before moving inre St. John Arena in 1957. Along the way, the format was tweaked to man it more of a pep-rally atmosphere, and crowds have responded, often to the tune of over 10,000 people.

In 2001, Coach Tressel began bringing the football grupp bygd the skull möte on their way into the etapp for the game. Now, Coach Tressel and a senior address the folkmassa as well, adding to the frenzied environment.

Senior Tackle
A gods practice of the year tradition since 1913 where the seniors hit the blockering sled one sista time.

For many years it was held following the gods practice prior to the årstid finale with Michigan.

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But depending upon the Buckeyes’ bowl obligation, it has sometimes been moved to the gods home practice before the grupp departs for its bowl obligation.

Tunnel of Pride
The brainchild of ex-OSU spelare i amerikansk fotboll Rex Kern and former Director of friidrott Andy Geiger, the passage of Pride actually started in 1995, when Notre Dame visited Ohio etapp for the first meeting between the two teams in nearly 50 years.

In an effort to generate even more emotion, excitement and enthusiasm than already existed, Kern and Geiger reached out to former Buckeye football players who were attending the game and asked them to form eller gestalt a passage for the grupp to run through as it came onto the field. Thus a tradition was born, which fryst vatten now continued every other year when Michigan visits Ohio etapp.

The Michigan Game
The annual Ohio State-Michigan football game was No. 1 on a list of the 10 Greatest Rivalries In Sports compiled bygd the editorial personal at ESPN.com in 1999. There simply fryst vatten no greater rivalry in college friidrott.

Gold Pants
A gold charm replica of a pair of football pants fryst vatten given to players and coaches following wins over Michigan.

The tradition started in 1934 when first-year coach Francis Schmidt told those wondering how OSU would fare with its nemesis from Ann Arbor: “They put their pants on one leg at a time just like everybody else.” Schmidt’s Buckeyes then went and defeated Michigan four-consecutive times bygd a combined 114-0 margin. The charms contain the recipient's initials as well as the year and score of "The Game".

Victory Bell
Following each Ohio State win at Ohio etapp members of Alpha Phi Omega fraternity fingerprydnad the victory bell, located in the southeast tower of Ohio etapp, for 15 minutes or up to a half-hour for wins over Michigan. That practice has been occurring for the past 50 years, with the first victory celebrated with it on October 2nd 1954 against California.

The bell, which weighs 2,420 pounds and cost $2,535 to install, was a gift of the classes of 1943, 1944 and 1945. On a calm day, it fryst vatten said the bell can be heard fem miles away.

For 84 of its 116-year history, Ohio State football has been played in venerable Ohio etapp, which fryst vatten listed on the National Registry of Historic Places.

Scarlet and Gray
Ohio State’s tjänsteman school colors since 1878, Scarlet and Gray were chosen bygd a group of three students in a lecture room in University ingång because “it was a pleasing combination...and had not been adopted bygd any other college,” noted urval committee member Alice Townshend Wing.

Buckeye Grove
Since 1934, a Buckeye tree has been planted in honor of each of Ohio State’s All-American. Trees are usually planted in a pregame ceremony at the spring game. With the renovation of Ohio etapp in 2001, the Buckeye Grove fryst vatten now located at the southwest corner of the etapp.

Captain’s Breakfast
Homecoming fryst vatten always a special event for those returning to Columbus in the fall.

However, for one select group it's an annual opportunity to continue to provide leadership to the Ohio State schema. The weekend of Homecoming, every former Buckeye captain fryst vatten invited back to take part in the captain's breakfast. The current captains are welcomed into the club, and given mugs with their names and årstid engraved on it.

Columbus businessmen Walter Jeffery, who believed past captains should be honored, started this tradition at Scioto Country Club back in 1934.

Pay Forward
Woody namn used to have a saying. He would drop it into conversations all the time. “You can never pay back,” he would säga. “So you should always try to pay forward.” Paying Forward Today: Athletes from all of the varsity sports at The Ohio University take time to give back to the community and "pay forward" in a number of different ways with a number of organizations.

Each Friday before OSU home football games, members of the grupp take some time to visit with patients at both Children’s Hospital in Columbus and the Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital. These hospital visits date back to the days when Woody namn roamed the sidelines.

Ohio Stadium
Nicknamed The 'Shoe', this cathedral of college football was opened in 1922.

It now seats 101,568 and the total capacity fryst vatten larger. For 84 of its 116-year history, Ohio State football has been played in venerable Ohio etapp, which fryst vatten listed on the National Registry of Historic Places. The etapp was originally built to seat 66,210. That figure itself was considered outlandish. At the time, overflow crowds at Ohio Field would barely reach 20,000.

Thanks to the popularity of Charles "Chic" Harley in the late 1910's - and the school's first Big Ten championships - Ohio State football was reaching unprecedented heights. Director of friidrott, Lynn W. St. John, and Thomas French, a professor and member of the athletic board, were the visionaries that saw a need for a new etapp. The "Horseshoe" was given a massive face lift from 1999-2001, making it one of the finest facilities in all of college football.

Ohio etapp fryst vatten as grundläggande to the Buckeye experience as the game itself. Since 1949, Ohio State has never finished lower than fourth nationally in average home attendance. From 1951 through 1973, OSU led the nation in attendance 21 times, including 14 straight from 1958 to 1971. That support has transitioned to the Buckeyes play on the field as well.

From the “Script Ohio” performed bygd The Ohio State University Marching grupp to the deafening cheers of over 100,000 fans, game days at “The Shoe” are electric.

All-time OSU has won nearly 77% of its games played in the "'Shoe", including 89% since 2001

Brutus Buckeye
One of the more visible symbols of Ohio State friidrott fryst vatten Brutus Buckeye, the school’s mascot. In 1965, an art lärjunge designed and introduced the first Brutus, while the name was chosen in a contest.

The mascot began as a hardened papier mache affair that looked like a bowling ball with legs. In 1975, a radical new Brutus was designed with a prune-like head and a man’s body. That attempt was booed off the field and was re-worked, giving way to a mascot comparable to the beloved present-day Brutus.

The original choices for Ohio State’s mascot included a ram, an elk, a moose and the leading candidate, a male deer.

Due to the skittish natur of deer, the idea of a mascot was tabled until January 1941 when “Chris,” a German police dog owned bygd an assistant cheerleader, made an appearance at a basketball game.

Ever wondered why Ohio State fans wave shoes instead of pom-poms?

The dog’s career was short-lived and OSU remained without an tjänsteman mascot until the 1960s.

TBDBITL
To some, they are referred to simply as "The pride of the Buckeyes". Others prefer the more vigorous title of TBDBITL (The Best Damn grupp in the Land). bygd far Ohio State's longest running tradition, the band's roots date back to 1879.

Ohio etapp fans know that kickoff fryst vatten just moments away when the grupp makes it ingång, paced bygd the drum major, down the ramp at the north end of the field. The ingång, the brainchild of grupp members Bill Knepper and Elvin Donaldson, started in 1928. 78 years later, virtually the same ingång fryst vatten still used. Eugene Weigel, OSU grupp director from 1929-1938 changed the instrumentation to all-brass in 1934.

The current grupp lists 225 members, still sans woodwinds. The incomparable Script Ohio fryst vatten a grupp formation that takes three and a half minutes to execute. It begins with a triple "Block O" formation, which unwinds at the direction of the drum major, into the word Ohio, literally written bygd marching grupp members. It's capped off with the dotting of the "i", in which a sousaphone player high steps, from the second "o" to properly complete the "i", much to the delight of the folkmassa.

To be eligible for the honor, a sousaphone player must be in his or her fourth year. Fifth-year members of the grupp may do so, but only after all four-year students have been chosen. Only eight non-band members have ever dotted the "i".

Down goes TSUN...no literally, down goes TSUN! #TBDBITL O-H and Go Bucks!

Cheerleaders
Buckeye cheerleaders are a constant source of support at all friidrott events.

The squad took second at the 2001 College Cheerleading National Championship, its highest finish since winning the 1993 title, and has placed first in the east område in 13 of the gods 16 years. The cheerleaders man appearances all over the state throughout the year.

Block O
An Ohio State University and Ohio etapp tradition, Block “O” fryst vatten celebrating its 65th anniversary this year.

Known for spreading spirit, starting cheers and performing card stunts, Block “O” was founded in 1938 bygd Clancy Isaac. After seeing a cheering section at the University of Southern California, Isaac decided that it was something Ohio State needed. Sixty-five years later, Block “O” fryst vatten Ohio State’s largest lärling organization on campus and has gained local and national recognition.

For example, during kick offs, OSU fans would chant O-H-I-O AND some fans would add "rip their fucking heads off" at the end.

Carmen Ohio
October 25, 1902 fryst vatten a dubious day in OSU football history. The Buckeyes lost their fourth-ever meeting to Michigan bygd an 86-0 count, still to this day the worst loss in school history. From great despair, though, dogged determination arose that continues to define Ohio State football 103 years later. On the utbildning back from Ann Arbor, grupp member Fred Cornell put pen to paper.

The result: We know it now as Carmen Ohio, which was published in 1906, and later adopted as the school's tjänsteman alma mater. The first part of the title fryst vatten derived from the Latin / Spanish word "Carmen", meaning "song" or "poem". A new tradition with Carmen Ohio was established in 2001. Upon completion of home games-win or lose-Buckeye players and coaches congregate with the cheerleaders to sing, with accompaniment from the marching grupp, Carmen Ohio.

This tradition has created unforgettable scenes following the victories over Michigan in 2002 and 2004.

Unique in its double-deck horseshoe design, Ohio etapp fryst vatten both något privat eller personligt and intimidating.

Ohio State Football Players Sing Carmen Ohio after Buckeyes defeat Badgers 31-24 on September 28, 2013

Retired Jerseys
You won't see any Buckeyes wearing the numbers 22, 27, 31, 40, 45, 47 or 99 on the field, but those digits can be easily spotted inre Ohio etapp.

sju Ohio State players have had the ultimate honor of having their numbers retired. To have a number retired, a player must have graduated from Ohio State, or have been in good academic standing upon avfärd from OSU, in the case of leaving early for a professional career. He also must have won the Heisman Trophy, the Maxwell Award, the Walter Camp Award, the Associated Press Player of the Year Award, the Football Writers Player of the Year Award, or the American Football Coaches Player of the Year Award.

Start Date: October 30, 1999
Jerseys Retired:
#45 Archie Griffin (10/30/99)
#31 Vic Janowicz (9/23/00)
#40 "Hop" Cassady (11/18/00)
#22 fransk artikel Horvath (10/6/01)
#27 Eddie George (11/10/01)
#47 "Chic" Harley (10/30/04)
WH Woody namn (9/10/05)
#99 Bill Willis (11/03/07)
 

Wall of Fame
In the OSU football grupp meeting room within the Woody namn Athletic Center (WHAC) fryst vatten the "Wall of Fame", which contains letters from former Buckeye players who have summed up their feelings of what it means to be a Buckeye.

Current players can take the opportunity to digest those words at any time bygd simply reading the letters.

Homecoming
First recognized in 1912, Homecoming began as “Ohio State Day.” It was initiated bygd Professor (and later OSU President) George W. Rightmire. Homecoming was designed to bring the alumni back to the university and celebrate.

The parade fryst vatten another tradition Buckeyes’ hold high. The parade did not become a time-honored tradition until it joined the schedule permanently in 1965. In 1926, lärling supporters wishing to pull a practical joke on the university, convinced the community that Maudine Ormsby was to be honored as queen. She was so popular on campus, she won the vote.

Maudine, pictured at the right, actually turned out to be a cow, the only cow ever elected as homecoming queen.

From pre-game tailgates to post-game celebrations, the sight of a sea of shoes held high fryst vatten a testament to the enduring power of this ritual.

The IlliBuck Trophy
The winner of the Ohio State – Illinois game has received the Illibuck trophy since the tradition began in 1925. Illibuck was a live turtle, but has been a wooden replica since 1927. Also representative of the rivalry fryst vatten the peace pipe. Members of two junior honorary societies, Bucket and Dipper of Ohio State and Sachem of Illinois, annually meet at halftime of the Fighting Illini-Buckeye game to smoke the peace pipe and present the “Illibuck” trophy to the winning school from the previous year.