Another black stripe comes off.
Ohio State cornerback freshman cornerback Ryan Watts “officially” joined the Buckeye football team on Monday, shedding his black stripe.
Watts is the 14th freshman and the second defensive back in the 2020 freshman class to lose his black stripe.
Black Stripe Alert
— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) October 19, 2020
Shoutout to @TheRyanWatts for losing the stripe! Welcome to #BIA #GoBuckeyes pic.twitter.com/rgCZf7K65N
Though he's expected to play cornerback at Ohio State, Watts was rated as the No. 18 safety and No. 202 overall player in the 2020 recruiting class.
| Player | Pos | Date |
|---|---|---|
| TREY SERMON | RB | SEPT. 16 |
| JAXON SMITH-NJIGBA | WR | SEPT. 21 |
| KOURT WILLIAMS | S | SEPT. 21 |
| GEE SCOTT JR. | WR | SEPT. 23 |
| TY HAMILTON | DE | SEPT. 26 |
| JULIAN FLEMING | WR | SEPT. 26 |
| MIYAN WILLIAMS | RB | OCT. 3 |
| JOSH FRYAR | OL | OCT. 3 |
| LATHAN RANSOM | S | OCT. 3 |
| CAMERON MARTINEZ | CB | OCT. 7 |
| PARIS JOHNSON JR. | OT | OCT. 7 |
| MOOKIE COOPER | WR | OCT. 13 |
| MITCHELL MELTON | LB | OCT. 13 |
| LUKE WYPLER | C | OCT. 14 |
| RYAN WATTS | CB | OCT. 19 |
| JAKOB JAMES | OL | OCT. 19 |
