Not just anyone can dot the "i" in one of the greatest traditions in college football, Script Ohio.
So when news broke Monday morning that Ohio State planned to honor former football coach Earle Bruce with a chance to do so, it became a pretty big deal.
“We chose Earle Bruce to be an honorary i-dotter because of his amazing work with the football team and his love for the band,” fourth-year Ohio State student and current sousaphone player Cy Aalaei said in a press release. “He demonstrated his excellent leadership and commitment to our team, but the moment he felt like a true Buckeye, as he fondly recalled with us, was when he first heard the band as a freshman at Ohio State.