Freshmen Matthew Baldwin and Alex Williams Lose Their Black Stripes

By Kevin Harrish on October 17, 2018 at 8:37 pm
Alex Williams shed his stripe.
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Two more freshman became "official" members of the Ohio State football team on Wednesday as quarterback Matthew Baldwin and defensive end Alex Williams lost their black stripes.

Baldwin is a four-star quarterback from Lake Travis, Texas. He committed to the Buckeyes late in the recruiting cycle and tore his ACL soon after. Baldwin has been recovering from the injury ever since, but seems to have recovered.

Williams, a three-star defensive end from local Pickerington North High School, also battled injuries after his arrival on campus, but seems to have recovered.

2018 Black Stripe Big Board
NAME POSITION YEAR DATE OF REMOVAL
AARON COX DL SO MARCH 30
DE'SHAWN WHITE WR SO MARCH 30
TOMMY TOGIAI DL FR APRIL 11
DALLAS GANT LB FR AUG. 8
TERADJA MITCHELL LB FR AUG. 9
TATE DUARTE TE SR AUG. 9
TARON VINCENT DT FR AUG. 11
BRIAN SNEAD RB FR AUG. 11
KORY CURTIS QB SO AUG. 11
CHRIS OLAVE WR FR AUG. 13
AMARI MCMAHON RB JR AUG. 15
TYREKE SMITH DE FR AUG. 18
MASTER TEAGUE  RB FR AUG. 18
JEREMY RUCKERT TE FR AUG. 18
TYREKE JOHNSON CB FR AUG. 20
TYLER FRIDAY DE FR AUG. 27
SEVYN BANKS CB FR AUG. 27
JAVONTAE JEAN-BAPTISTE DE FR AUG. 27
K'VAUGHAN POPE LB FR AUG. 29
CAMERON BROWN CB FR AUG. 29
JOSH PROCTOR S FR SEPT. 5
JAELEN GILL H-B FR SEPT. 5
SAM WIGLUSZ WR FR SEPT. 5
NICHOLAS PETIT-FRERE OT FR SEPT. 18
JACK JAMIESON OL FR SEPT. 18
MATT JONES OL FR SEPT. 25
L'CHRISTIAN "BLUE" SMITH WR FR OCT. 3
XAVIER JOHNSON CB FR OCT. 3
MARCUS HOOKER S FR OCT. 10
MATTHEW BALDWIN QB FR OCT. 17
ALEX WILLIAMS DE FR OCT. 17
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