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WATCH: Two more OSU players become official Buckeyes, get black stripes removed
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Each season, the tradition continues.
It’s a tradition that is unique to Ohio State. No other school has black stripes removed off of helmets during camp. These black stripe removals mean something.
They mean that the player earning the special honor becomes an official Buckeye.
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On Monday, two Ohio State players became official in QB Danny Vanatsky and Craig Young, who is listed by 247Sports as an athlete:
🚫▪️ STRIPE ALERT‼️ Congrats @Danny_Vanatsky on getting your stripe off‼️#GoBucks #ToughLove pic.twitter.com/4aLy8KmS7U
— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) August 19, 2019
🚫▪️ The definition of 4 to 6. @Craig_Young11 got his stripe off today‼️#GoBucks #ToughLove pic.twitter.com/zLVINUSgDE
— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) August 19, 2019
Vanatsky was a preferred walk on at Ohio State a season ago, while Young is a 3-star prospect from Fort Wayne, Ind. Young stands at 6-foot-4, 200 pounds.
Ohio State’s first game of 2019 will be played on Aug. 31 at home against Florida Atlantic.
Kevin covers Big Ten football for Saturday Tradition.