DALLAS — Have you ever wondered why football players at The Ohio State University have a ton of stickers on their helmets ... A buckeye is a small, dark brown nut with a tan patch and it ...

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 and consistency on the ...

For Ohio State, one of the program's biggest traditions is the helmet decals ... A buckeye is "a small, shiny, dark brown nut with a light tan patch that comes from the official state tree ...

Both team's uniforms also one feature two of the more iconic, clean and classic helmets there are in college football, with Ohio State's classic silver sticker-adorned helmets clashing with Notre ...

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