born and raised in Ohio and lived here my entire life outside of 2 months overseas and had no idea of this completely non-related football fact. I was on a field trip with daughter this morning and they were at a nature center that provided information of how "Buckeye" came to it's name.
The Native American are credited with naming the buckeye nut because they believe that the dark brown color with the light spot in the center looked like a deer's eye. a Buck's Eye.. buckeye
This might be super common knowledge, but when hearing this, i was shocked.. also lead me to believe OSU could do so much more with it than wearing a rope of nuts around their necks.