The Ohio State University (OSU) is a coeducational public research university in the U.S. state of Ohio. The university was founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university in the United States. Ohio State is currently ranked by U.S. News & World Report as...

The OSU marching band flies an Ohio flag and I believe has done so since the 1940's. OSU is the state university of Ohio and members of the band have a lot of pride in being from Ohio. On a trip to Iowa, the flag was taken and proudly waved in front of the group as they walked to the stadium. Why wo...