Ohio State Walk-on Tight End Corey Rau Has Black Stripe Removed

By Dan Hope on October 20, 2020 at 7:16 pm
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After transferring to Ohio State from SMU this offseason, Corey Rau is now “officially” a Buckeye.

The walk-on tight end became one of the latest two players, along with freshman linebacker Cody Simon, to have his black stripe removed Tuesday.

“I just want to say thank you to my teammates and the coaches here for welcoming me in with open arms,” Rau said. “Blessed to be a Buckeye.”

A three-star recruit out of high school, Rau was a scholarship player for four years at SMU before graduate transferring to Ohio State as a walk-on this summer. Ohio State director of player development Ryan Stamper said when removing his black stripe that Rau “does anything we ask him to do.”

He joins fellow transfer Trey Sermon and 16 of Ohio State's 25 new freshmen as Buckeyes who have shed their black stripes this preseason. 

2020 Black Stripe Board
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
JACOB JAMES OL OCT. 19
CODY SIMON LB OCT. 20
COREY RAU TE OCT. 20
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