Meet the Brutus who crossed out the Michigan 'M'
His move during the 2025 Michigan game will never be forgotten. Meet Jeff Moody, the Brutus who crossed out the "M."
Going to Ohio State University was never an ambition for Jeff Moody, let alone being Brutus Buckeye. Moody wanted to stay close to his rural Ohio home of Fredericktown in Knox County. But his dad encouraged him to apply to Ohio State and become a fourth-generation Buckeye.
Nearing the end of his freshman year at Ohio State’s Mansfield campus, Moody learned about Brutus tryouts. He drove to the Columbus campus multiple times a week that spring. Brutus team members have to be full-time students at OSU’s main campus, so after making the team, Moody made plans to transfer.
His three years of being Brutus were marked by volunteer events, bowl games and a College Football Playoff national championship ring. But Moody’s greatest hope for his senior year was to be Brutus at The Game, something he accomplished last November in Ann Arbor. Moody was buzzing from the minute he woke up that morning to the moment he walked down the tunnel into the Big House.
He could feel the energy. He didn’t want to leave that game with any regrets, he said. During a timeout late in the third quarter, Moody pulled off a now-legendary stunt.