The Ohio state fair will have a life sized sculpture of Urban Meyer made from 2,000 lbs of butter (H/T @billlandis25) pic.twitter.com/yS6eldoim8 — Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) July 28, 2015 The 2014 Ohio State football season was unforgettable, and the following offseason has been just as eventful. Urban Meyer, Cardale Jones and several other members of the Buckeyes’ championship team have throw out first pitches of baseball games, appeared on Letterman and now will be immortalized as butter sculptures at the Ohio State Fair. Wow! Urban Meyer, 2014 National Championship Trophy and Helmet made out of butter at the Ohio State Fair! Via @wsyx6 pic.twitter.com/UYswtFOiI5 — The Buckeye Nut (@TheBuckeyeNut) July 28, 2015 Every year butter sculptures are on display during the Ohio State Fair and this year the sculptures pay tribute to the 2014 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, which won the first-ever College Football Playoff. [embedded content] Meyer, the cow, the calf and Brutus Buckeye will be on display in the Dairy Products Building throughout the Ohio State Fair, which kicks off Wednesday and lasts until August 9 in Columbus. #OhioState Butter Sculptures Honor National Champion #Buckeyes http://t.co/kNVyDdM1QS pic.twitter.com/hSwa9J7Umq — 10TV.com (@10TV) July 28, 2015 More from NBC 4i: The person who chooses the winning name will win a Go-Pro HERO camera at the end of the fair. The display was whipped up from 2,000 pounds of butter and was completed in 500 hours, according to the American Dairy Association. Sculptors begin by building wooden and steel frames to support the weight of the butter. From 55-pound blocks, the butter is sliced into loaves and layered on the frames. …
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