The Illibuck Trophy

The game against Illinois is the only trophy game for the Buckeyes. It is the second oldest trophy exchanged in the Big Ten, behind the Little Brown Jug (Minnesota and Michigan.) The original Illibuck was a live turtle representing the long life expectancy of the rivalry between the two teams. However, when the turtle died just two short years later, a wooden replica was created. At halftime of the game, members of two junior honorary societies, Bucket and Dipper of Ohio State and Atius-Sachem of Illinois meet to pass the the trophy to the winner of the game from the previous year.