Ohio State head coach Earle Bruce gestures during a football game in 1985. Former Ohio State football coach Earle Bruce has died at his home in central Ohio. (The Columbus Dispatch via AP)
In this Sept. 15, 1984, photo, Ohio State football coach Earle Bruce talks to quarterback Mike Tomczak during the first half of a football game in Columbus, Ohio( Tim Revell/The Columbus Dispatch via AP)
Earle Bruce acknowledges the crowd after dotting the i with the Ohio State University marching band before a football game between Ohio State and Rutgers in Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 1, 2016 (Eric Albrecht/The Columbus Dispatch via AP)
This is a Nov. 17, 1986, photo showing Ohio State football coach Earle Bruce (Craig Holman/The Columbus Dispatch via AP)
Former Ohio State football coach Woody Hayes, left, and Ohio State football coach Earle Bruce share a laugh at a dinner in 1987. Earle Bruce embraced the difficult task of following his mentor Woody Hayes as Ohio State's head football coach. In his later years, he became a much-loved patriarch of the program he helped build. (Fred Squillante/The Columbus Dispatch via AP)
FILE - In this Nov. 21, 1987, file photo, Ohio State football coach Earle Bruce is carried by his players after the Buckeyes beat Michigan 23-20 in Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Robert Kozloff, File)
FILE - In this April 25, 1979, file photo, Ohio State football coach Earle Bruce poses during spring practice before the annual Red-White game at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/KFM)
FILE - In this Nov. 21, 1987, file photo, Ohio State head coach Earle Bruce gestures on the sidelines during a game against Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Robert Kozloff, File)
FILE - In this Dec. 18, 1982, file photo, Ohio State football coach Earle Bruce carries the trophy and game ball after his team defeated Brigham Young University 47-17 in the Holiday Bowl in San Diego, Calif. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelizi, File)
FILE - In this Jan. 7, 2007, file photo, Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel, left, and Florida head coach Urban Meyer, right, are joined by former Ohio State coach Earle Bruce, center, as they stand with the BCS college football championship trophy in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
In this April 15, 2016, file photo, former Ohio State football coach Earle Bruce is flanked by former Ohio State football coaches John Cooper, left, and Luke Fickell, at a high school coaches clinic in Columbus, Ohio (AP Photo/Mitch Stacy, File)
