Ohio State tweaks the field design with new turf coming – WQKT Sports Country Radio

• The Block O at midfield has been emphasized with the outer stroke color adjusted to gray
• Buckeye leaf decals replace the two X’s at the respective 35-yard line kickoff locations
• Official OHIO STATE and BUCKEYES athletics word marks, consistent with those on other venue playing surfaces and on team uniforms and apparel, are in the two scarlet end zones
• The outer boundaries of play have been color adjusted to gray to complement the scarlet end zones
• Yard line numbering matches the block type font on the players’ uniforms
• The iconic black/white/scarlet striping pattern, found most prominently on Buckeye helmets, will have a home in each end zone along the end lines, matching the width of the goalposts

Most, if not all elements were taken from many of the over 1,300 designs an OSU spokesman says were submitted by fans with the majority ruling in a lot of cases. Here’s a look at the new design thanks to a picture posted on the Ohio State Football Twitter account.