There’s something wonderfully surreal about a giant nut becoming one of college football’s most endearing mascots—but that’s ...

and a round head with a smiling face and ballcap, then root on the Buckeyes to your heart’s content. Of course, actually becoming the Ohio State mascot entails much more than that. There’s an ...

2 Ohio State football ... had no mascot in the years prior. He is a costumed mascot sporting scarlet pants, a gray-and-scarlet-striped sweater and an eponymous buckeye for a head.

On both lists, Ohio State's Ryan Day checked in at No. 2. Yes, win the national championship, get a raise to $12 million per year and hold the mantle of being the nation's second-best head coach.