June 7, 2016: The offseason death march trundles forward....
A LEATHER HELMET LOOK? It's official, Ohio State will wear its 1916 throwbacks during one game this fall. Some say the look is good, others say it is bad. Regardless, Nike will profit on it as it does every other alternate jersey.
If it were a true throwback to 1916, Ohio State would don leather helmets, but the game got more fierce in those 100 years. It doesn't mean the leather helmet look can't be replicated.
From ohiostateuniforms.com:
While the helmet has not yet been released, a source tells us that Hydro Graphics Inc.