Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor, April 8, 2013

You know it's spring when the school mascots are getting reps with the football team. At Ohio State, Brutus even lined up at quarterback during a recent fan appreciation day. And while the mascot showed Braxton Miller-like ability to escape the rush, he wasn't fortunate enough to avoid David Perkins' bone-crushing, ball-dislodging hit.

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Ouch! Here's to hoping that costume provides some kind of padding. The good news: Brutus got right back up and was a good sport about being leveled.

As for Perkins, nice form tackle, kid!

About Brent Yarina BTN.com web editor Brent Yarina covers football and men's basketball for BTN.com. He writes the popular uniform feature "Clothes Call," which also focuses on the latest cosmetic changes across Big Ten arenas and stadiums. Read all of his work here. You can subscribe to Yarina's RSS feed and follow him on Twitter @BTNBrentYarina.