The Ohio State football team gained two new official members on Tuesday, including the highest-ranked player in the Buckeyes’ 2018 recruiting class.
Offensive linemen Nicholas Petit-Frere and Jack Jamieson both lost their black stripes during practice.
Petit-Frere was a 5-star recruit, ranked as the No. 7 overall player in the 2018 class.
His recruitment came right down to the wire, but he signed a Letter of Intent with the Buckeyes on February’s National Signing Day.
Urban Meyer practically gushed about Petit-Frere after he signed, calling him, “the most thorough evaluator I ever recruited.”
The freshman didn’t enroll until the summer, but almost immediately earned a spot on the two-deep. He has been listed as the backup right tackle since the start of the season and saw action in each of the Buckeyes’ first two games.
The OSU coaching staff clearly views Petit-Frere as a long-term impact player for the program. He will likely be one of the favorites to take over at right tackle for Isaiah Prince following this season.
Jack Jamieson arrived at Ohio State with just a little less fanfare than Petit-Frere.
Jamieson was a preferred walk-on from the powerhouse St. Ignatius program in Cleveland.
In the video announcing his stripe removal, Ryan Stamper calls Jamieson “Joe Burrow’s long-lost twin.”
You can watch both of their black stripe removal videos below.
Offensive lineman Nicholas Petit-Frere
?◼️ That’s a BIG black stripe removal! Welcome to the O line room @NicholasPetit ‼️#GoBucks #WinTheMoment pic.twitter.com/2O6a6KqIsj
— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) September 19, 2018
Offensive Lineman Jack Jamieson
◼️? Appreciate everything you do for the Bucks @JackJamieson16 ‼️ Welcome to the O line room — you earned it!#GoBucks #WinTheMoment pic.twitter.com/i6PjIPUDY8
— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) September 19, 2018
There are now eight members of the 2018 recruiting class still holding onto their black stripes.
They are QB Matthew Baldwin*, WR Kamryn Babb (inj.), SAF Marcus Hooker, DT Antwuan Jackson*, C Matthew Jones*, WR Blue Smith, DE Alex Williams, and OT Max Wray*.
* signifies early enrollee
Black Stripe Chart
March 30 – DL Aaron Cox (walk-on)
March 30 – WR De’Shawn White (walk-on)
April 11 – DT Tommy Togiai
August 8 – LB Dallas Gant
August 9 – TE Tate Duarte (walk-on)
August 9 – LB Teradja Mitchell
August 11 – RB Brian Snead
August 11 – QB Kory Curtis (walk-on)
August 11 – DT Taron Vincent
August 13 – WR Chris Olave
August 15 – RB Amari McMahon (walk-on)
August 18 – DE Tyreke Smith
August 18 – RB Master Teague
August 18 – TE Jeremy Ruckert
August 20 – CB Tyreke Johnson
August 27 – DE Tyler Friday
August 27 – CB Sevyn Banks
August 27 – DE Javontae Jean-Baptiste
August 29 – LB K’Vaughan Pope
August 29 – CB Cameron Brown
September 5 – S Josh Proctor
September 5 – WR Jaelen Gill
September 5 – WR Sam Wiglusz
September 18 – OL Nicholas Petit-Frere
September 18 – OL Jack Jamieson (walk-on)