It’s the time of the year when a lot of the Ohio State football newcomers officially become part of the team by doing all they need to do with team culture and performance to lose their black stripe. It’s the equivalent of being welcomed into the “brotherhood” after making it on campus.
On Friday, the Buckeyes welcomed tight end Jelani Thurman as a member of the exclusivity that is being a part of the family in a short ceremony where his black stripe was removed. He was the No. 3 overall tight end in the 2023 class according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings.
Buy Buckeyes TicketsFor his part, Thurman was grateful.
“Appreciate all y’all for making me better,” said Thurman. “Appreciate the tight end room, appreciate coach Kee, coach Sean. Go Buckeyes.”
🚨 𝐁𝐋𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐏𝐄 𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐑𝐓 🚨
the TE room just got better. welcome to the brotherhood, @jelani3345❗️#GoBucks pic.twitter.com/ADtuwjrSqW
— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) April 7, 2023
We’ll continue to keep an eye on all the black stripes that get removed throughout the spring and beyond in 2023 in our tracker. You can bet there will be more over the next couple of weeks on through the annual LiFEsports Spring Game.
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