im the best buckeye fan ever i'll show you like this........... Woody Hayes: There is not enough room on this page to say everything there is to be said about Woody, but maybe the best way to put it is that he still embodies Ohio State Football for many people. He coached Ohio State for 28 years, from 1950-1978. His reign was the best of times-- Ohio State was a feared national powerhouse-- and the worst of times-- his legendary temper would eventually cost him his job. During his tenure though, OSU enjoyed a level of prosperity on the field like they never have...Scarlet & Gray: The official school colors of The Ohio State University. These were chosen back in 1878. Black and Orange were the original school colors, but Scarlet and Gray were chosen when it was discovered that Princeton already picked black and orange.....