COLUMBUS โ Freshman safety Kye Stokes is the first freshman to lose his black stripe this spring.
๐จ ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ โผ๏ธ
the newest member of #BIA ๐@kye_stokes #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/UKRFvCldZz
— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) April 8, 2022
Losing your black stripe is emblematic of earning the status of a full-fledged member of the OSU football team.
Earlier this spring Oklahoma State transfer Tanner McCalister, also a safety, was the first newcomer to have his black stripe removed.
