It may be the most unique memorial to a devoted Buckeye fan in all of central Ohio.
Standing 10-feet tall in the backyard of the Mulkey's home is a wooden Brutus in a menacing pose with one foot stomping on a distressed wolverine.
It's the dream of the Mulkey family of Marysville.
When their son Jeremy died in September at the age of 37 of unknown causes, they wanted to memorialize him in a way he wanted.
"My son loved the Buckeyes. That's why we did it," said his father, Lynn Mulkey.
It took two days of work by a professional woodcarver to turn the dead tree stump of black maple into the scarlet and gray masterpiece.
"I think that's really important that if you lose someone, to figure out what they loved in life and make something you can see every day and remind you of them," said sister Alicia Hindman.
The family says the tree once stood at 130 feet tall, but the top had died and they had someone cut it down.
Left with just a stump, Jeremy told his dad he should do something with the stump and suggested the Brutus theme.
"He passed away in September and wasn't able to see it," said his father.
The statue is painted with scarlet and gray paint. The head is two shades of brown and his hat is scarlet and gray.
The smashed wolverine has his tongue hanging out.
"It's amazing," said his sister.
Mulkey was a star football player at Capital University and was a record-breaking track star as well.
At the bottom of the stump is #6, his football number.
After he graduated from Capital, he modeled for Under Armour.
His father says his son's good looks were overshadowed by his kind heart
"He's walking downtown with no shoes on, no socks. We were wondering what is going on. He'd seen a homeless guy without shoes and he gave him his shoes," he said.
Mourning the loss of a loved one is different for every family, but it can be eased by creating something in their memory.
From now on, Brutus and his biceps will forever remind the Mulkey's of the brother and son whose life ended too soon, and whose memory will never fade each time they look into the backyard.
"To me, during yard work, or eating at my dining table, looking out, gives me my memory of him," said his father.
As for what caused his death, the family says they are still waiting on the autopsy report.