A slew of new Ohio State football players have “officially become Buckeyes” over the past week. Since last Wednesday, when linebacker Dallas Gant became the second member of Ohio State’s 2018 recruiting class to shed his black stripe, four other true freshmen have completed the team initiation ritual: fellow linebacker Teradja Mitchell, defensive tackle Taron Vincent, running back Brian Snead and wide receiver Chris Olave. Defensive tackle Tommy Togiai – who, like Gant, was an early enrollee – was the first member of the class of 2018 to lose his black stripe, shedding his during spring practices. The ritual – which dates back to when Urban Meyer first became a head coach at Bowling Green, and started at Ohio State in his first season as the Buckeyes’ coach in 2012 – serves as an unofficial line of demarcation for which Buckeyes have proven themselves ready to contribute to the team.…
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