The top 5 team logos in the Big Ten
By Austin Lloyd
#4: Ohio State Buckeyes
The Buckeyes get a lot of points here for historical dominance on the gridiron, which everybody knows adds to the validity of a logo’s design. Their most common look involves a blocky “O” with an “OHIO STATE” label stamped across it.
This selection may appear as a tad underwhelming, but the alternatives were just a letter by itself or some strange alternate concept that would ultimately be centered around a whopping acorn. With that in mind, it’s best for everyone if the style photographed above is the one that we choose to work with.
#3: Penn State Nittany Lions
As previously mentioned, PSU’s logo consists of a mountain lion, particularly from a profile point of view. It serves a solid balance of notoriety and creativity while depicting a menacing animal. A football team’s main focus is to play fierce, and having a fierce mascot helps in obtaining such an image.
Sadly, Penn State’s execution of the lion’s design does not exactly give off any aggression. In actuality, it seems to be the exact opposite of aggressive, with the lion looking rather relaxed, undisturbed. It just feels like a bit of a wasted opportunity to me. Not a bad logo, but it certainly could have been done better.