This project includes a series of social graphics that were posted by @ohiostathletics and @thebrutusbuckeye after each Ohio State Football victory during the 2024 season. Each design features Brutus the Buckeye poking fun at the opposing team and their mascot. The graphics received high visibility across Instagram and X, and were featured multiple times in ESPN's top college football trolls of the week.

Week 1 vs. Akron

Week 2 vs. Western Michigan

Week 3 – BYE

Week 4 vs. Marshall

Brutus poked fun at a viral interview in which Marshall's head coach made an all-you-can-eat Tudor's Biscuit NIL offer for Ohio State players to transfer.

Week 4 vs. Marshall 

Week 5 at Michigan State

Week 7 at Oregon

Brutus locks out the Oregon Duck, making a direct jab at the duck's previous attempts at getting into every Big Ten stadium which were posted on Instagram and X before the season.

Week 8 – BYE

Week 9 vs. Nebraska

Week 9 vs. Nebraska

In this design, Brutus takes Herbie Husker's hat and the red balloon is a nod to the movie "It" in honor of the game being on the week of Halloween.

Week 10 at Penn State

"Ohio State trolled the Nittany Lions on social media about the final result, posting a graphic of Brutus Buckeye painting over the "0" in Penn State's previous 7-0 record using "white out," which doubles as a reference to the iconic yearly Beaver Stadium tradition." – ESPN Staff

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Week 11 vs. Purdue

"The victory led Ohio State to troll its opponent on social media with a graphic that mocked Purdue's Boilermaker mascot." – ESPN Staff

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Week 12 vs. Northwestern at Wrigley Field

"Following the result, the Ohio State social media team took a shot at the field's usual purpose, as well as the Buckeyes' productive offensive outing." – ESPN Staff

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Week 13 vs. Indiana

Week 14 vs. Michigan


Rose Bowl vs. Oregon

"After the game, the Buckeyes had some fun at their opponents' expense, trolling the Ducks with a witty game-related caption on X." – ESPN Staff

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Cotton Bowl vs. Texas

CFP National Championship vs. Notre Dame

"Social media went into a frenzy after the Buckeyes' win, including their social media account with a Brutus Buckeye graphic trolling Notre Dame." – ESPN Staff

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