Malik Hartford is traded in black for scarlet this week. After Ohio State’s 11th spring practice on Friday, the 6-foot-2, 183-pound safety became the third member of the class of 2023 to shed his black stripe and “officially” be recognized as a Buckeye, as Carnell Tate and Jelani Thurman were the first true freshmen to participate in the program’s rite of passage. “Malik has come in and worked,” Ohio State safeties coach Perry Eliano said of Hartford last week. “You see the talent that you saw when he was at Lakota West. He’s extremely smart and has a high football IQ. He’s a very, very humble young man that has come in, and he’s shown flashes of what he can be. He’s still learning the game of football on the collegiate level, but I’ll tell you what, I’ve been pleased with what I’ve seen.” A native of West Chester, Ohio, Hartford was…
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