Lynx Rufus
Though he’s been leading the Ohio charge since 1925, it was only in 2006 that Rufus the Bobcat was formally named. Before their September 2nd victory over Tennessee-Martin, Ohio’s own “Harvard on the Hocking” revealed the new moniker by way of Harley Davidson; Rufus himself rode the motorcycle onto the field as the crowd roared with their appreciation. The name pays homage both to the bobcat’s scientific name, Lynx Rufus, and one of the founding fathers of the school, Rufus Putnam.
Stand up and cheer for your favorite feline, and show the Mid-American Conference OU means business. For this is old OHIO’s day!