Offensive Tackle Josh Fryar was given the honor of having his black stripe removed Saturday. Fryar was a three-star recruit from Beech Grove, Indiana coming in at 6-foot, 4-inches, and 275-pounds.
He becomes the first of six offensive linemen to lose the black stripe. That’s a pretty big deal considering the 2020 Buckeye class includes Paris Johnson Jr, the No. 1 overall rated tackle, and Luke Wypler, the No. 2 overall rated center according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings.
Fryar was excited about the honor and had some quick words of gratitude.
“I just want to thank everybody here, thank you Coach Stud, especially, thank my O-line unit, thank my strength coaches, and I especially want to thank the defense for going hard every day and giving me a look. Go Bucks!”
Watch Fryar thank his teammates and coaches below thanks to the Ohio State Football Twitter account.
🚨 Black Stripe Alert ‼️
Big moment for the big man! Congrats on losing your stripe @joshfryar2!#GoBuckeyes pic.twitter.com/yyBvigqYj8
— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) October 3, 2020
Fryar becomes the eighth freshmen to lose their black stripe including, Miyan Williams, Trey Sermon, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Kourt Williams, Gee Scott, Jr., and Julian Fleming.
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