Freshman defensive tackle Tommy Togiai is the first member of the 2018 recruiting class to lose his black stripe. Ohio State announced that Togiai was now officially a member of the program late Wednesday morning. The black stripe is a tradition that Urban Meyer brought with him to Ohio State. New players in the program…
A pair of Buckeyes had their black stripes removed on Friday, signifying their fully-accredited membership onto the Ohio State football team. The annual rite of passage is more symbolism than a hard-and-fast rule, but no Buckeye wants to have that black stripe on his practice helmet any longer than he needs to…
Following practice on Monday, two more Ohio State Buckeyes were officially welcomed to the team by having the black stripes removed. Freshman cornerback Amir Riep and freshman wide receiver Ellijah Gardiner became the 15th and 16th freshmen to be de-striped this year. Amir Riep came to Ohio State as a four-year…
Two more Buckeyes are now without their black stripes, as freshman wide receiver Trevon Grimes and walk-on freshman running back Mitch Rossi officially joined the club. Grimes was a 5-star prospect out of St. Thomas Aquinas in Fort Lauderdale, Florida who missed the majority of his senior season with an ACL tear.
Ohio State freshman defensive tackle Jerron Cage became the latest Buckeye officially welcomed to the team when he had his black stripe removed following practice in Tuesday. He became the 13th member of the 2017 recruiting class to have his stripe removed. Cage, from Winton Woods High School in Cincinnati, was…
While speaking with the media on Monday, Urban Meyer mentioned that a couple more Buckeyes would be having their black stripes removed that evening. Tuesday morning, the Ohio State Football Twitter account released videos of cornerback Jeffrey Okudah and defensive tackle Haskell Garrett having their stripes removed.
It took all of 10 practices for Ohio State freshman defensive end Chase Young to lose his black stripe, signifying his official welcome to the OSU football team. On Wednesday, Young became the fourth member of the 2017 recruiting class to lose his stripe, joining redshirt sophomore cornerback Kendall Sheffield…
Freshman running back J.K. Dobbins enrolled at Ohio State early, which allowed him to take part in winter conditioning and spring football. That experience has allowed him to become the first Buckeye freshman this year to have his black stripe removed. The removal of the black stripe from an OSU helmet signifies that…
