What’s on them? And what do they symbolize? The objects on Ohio State’s helmet stickers are buckeye leaves. Buckeye leaves grow on buckeye trees, the official state tree of Ohio. The fruit of ...

The answer is simple. The small, white and dark green decals depict a buckeye leaf. The stickers, which are about the size of a quarter, are "applied to Ohio State football helmets for big plays ...

The buckeye leaf also represents the "strength and sturdiness" of the Ohio State student population. A helmet can hold ...

Ohio State's decal is a green leaf. The image is of a leaf from the buckeye tree, initially drawn in 1950. It first started appearing on helmets in 1967. So, how do you represent a mascot with a nut?

At a glance, it could easily be mistaken for a marijuana leaf. The buckeye tree became the state tree of Ohio in 1953 but was already a popular symbol for the state as far back as the 1800s.