UNANIMOUS NO. 1
Ohio State debuts at No. 1 in the first College Football Playoff rankings of the 2025 season.
Zen Michalski has "officially" become a Buckeye.
Ohio State announced Wednesday that the true freshman offensive lineman has shed his black stripe, becoming the fourth Buckeye to do so in the past week. Freshman walk-ons Toby Wilson, Jackson Kuwatch and Reis Stocksdale each lost their black stripes last week.
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Michalski was a four-star prospect and the No. 314 overall recruit in the class of 2021. A native of Floyds Knobs, Indiana, Michalski attended Floyd Central High School, where he was a first-team all-conference honoree as a senior.
Listed at 6-foot-7, 305 pounds, Michalski is the 11th Buckeye to lose his black stripe since the 2021 season began in September, and the 19th to do so since the start of August.
| Player | Pos | Date |
|---|---|---|
| JACOLBE COWAN | DL | APRIL 2 |
| MARVIN HARRISON JR. | WR | APRIL 6 |
| JACK SAWYER | DE | APRIL 6 |
| TREVEYON HENDERSON | RB | APRIL 10 |
| EMEKA EGBUKA | WR | APRIL 13 |
| REID CARRICO | LB | APRIL 13 |
| DENZEL BURKE | CB | AUG. 7 |
| KYLE MCCORD | QB | AUG. 12 |
| JESSE MIRCO | P | AUG. 13 |
| J.T. TUIMOLOAU | DE | AUG. 14 |
| EVAN PRYOR | RB | AUG. 14 |
| DONOVAN JACKSON | OL | AUG. 20 |
| JORDAN HANCOCK | CB | AUG. 20 |
| JANTZEN DUNN | S | AUG. 20 |
| NOAH RUGGLES | K | SEPT. 7 |
| JAYDEN BALLARD | WR | SEPT. 7 |
| PALAIE GAOTEOTE | LB | SEPT. 15 |
| ANDRE TURRENTINE | S | SEPT. 15 |
| TYLEIK WILLIAMS | DT | SEPT. 15 |
| MIKE HALL | DT | SEPT. 22 |
| JAKAILIN JOHNSON | CB | SEPT. 22 |
| TOBY WILSON | OL | OCT. 20 |
| JACKSON KUWATCH | LB | OCT. 20 |
| REIS STOCKSDALE | WR | OCT. 21 |
| ZEN MICHALSKI | OL | OCT. 27 |
