March Madness Mascots
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The Ohio State Buckeyes are represented by their mascot, "Brutus the Buckeye," a smiling nut with human legs. Brutus was named after the official state tree of Ohio, the buckeye, and made the news last year after being violently tackled by a member of Ohio's own football team.