is an anthropomorphic representation of an Ohio buckeye nut, which is the state tree of Ohio. The nickname "Buckeyes" has roots in the 18th century, when Ohio settlers began using Ohio buckeye ...

Due to its prevalence in the state, the Buckeye tree was adopted as the official state tree in 1953. Ohio is known as the Buckeye State, and Ohioans are sometimes called Buckeyes. People from ...

Ohio was forever after associated with buckeyes. It wasn't until 1953 that Ohio adopted the buckeye tree as the state tree. Ohio State University took Buckeyes as its mascot in 1950.

The Ohio State Buckeyes are 2025 college football national champions, emerging as the No. 8 seed in the new 12-team College Football Playoff field by beating No. 7-seeded Notre Dame 34-23 in ...