So what are those stickers on Ohio State's helmets? Here's everything you should know ahead of the national championship.

The stickers on Ohio State football helmets are Buckeye leaf stickers, and they serve as a tradition and a symbol of achievement for the players. This practice began in 1968, introduced by head ...

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?

As noted by The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio State's helmets include stickers that have a buckeye leaf on them. Buckeye leaves are grown on buckeyes trees, which is the official tree of the state of Ohio.

What are the stickers on Ohio State's helmets? The small, white and dark green decals depict a buckeye leaf. The stickers ... together buckeye nuts into necklaces as campaign souvenirs.

Generally speaking, the buckeye leaf ... necklaces as campaign souvenirs. Ohio was forever after associated with buckeyes. It wasn't until 1953 that Ohio adopted the buckeye tree as the state ...