Freshman Defensive Tackle Jaden McKenzie and Walk-On Quarterback Jagger LaRoe Lose Black Stripes

By Kevin Harrish on November 13, 2019 at 7:47 pm
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A pair of players became "official" members of the team this week as freshman defensive tackle Jaden McKenzie and walk-on quarterback Jagger LaRoe became the latest players to shed their black stripes.

McKenzie is a former three-star prospect out of Wake Forest, North Carolina. McKenzie was the No. 58 defensive tackle in the 2019 class and the No. 765 player overall.

McKenzie becomes the 16th member of the 2019 class to shed his black stripe.

LaRoe is a preferred walk-on in his redshirt freshman season. LaRoe transferred to Ohio State from Texas A&M this offseason, but under recent NCAA transfer rule changes is eligible to play this season since he was a walk-on with the Aggies.

In high school, LaRoe threw for 3,029 yards and 33 touchdowns with only five interceptions in his senior season at Colleyville Heritage.

The full list of players who have shed their stripes this year:

2019 Black Stripe Big Board
NAME POSITION YEAR DATE OF REMOVAL
LOGAN HITTLE LB RS JR MARCH 21
CADE KACHERSKI LB RS FR MARCH 21
BEN SCHMIESING LB RS FR MARCH 21
JUSTIN FIELDS QB SO MARCH 25
DARRYL SINCLAIR CB RS SO MARCH 25
MAX WRAY OL RS FR APRIL 1
RYAN BATSCH SAF RS FR APRIL 1
GARRETT WILSON WR FR APRIL 8
AUSTIN KUTSCHER WR RS FR APRIL 8
ZACH HARRISON DE FR APRIL 12
JONAH JACKSON OL RS SR AUG. 6
HARRY MILLER OL FR AUG. 8
JAMESON WILLIAMS WR FR AUG. 8
RYAN JACOBY OL FR AUG. 12
MARCUS CROWLEY RB FR AUG. 12
CADE STOVER LB FR AUG. 13
BRYSON SHAW SAF FR AUG. 14
NOAH POTTER DE FR AUG. 15
STEELE CHAMBERS RB FR AUG. 15
CRAIG YOUNG LB FR AUG. 19
DANNY VANATSKY QB RS FR AUG. 19
ZAID HAMDAN DT RS FR AUG. 24
ENOKK VIMAHI OG FR SEPT. 4
DAWAND JONES OT FR SEPT. 4
CHRIS BOOKER WR JR SEPT. 11
TOMMY EICHENBERG LB FR SEPT. 25
J.P. ANDRADE QB FR SEPT. 25
JADEN MCKENZIE DT FR NOV. 13
JAGGER LAROE QB RS FR NOV. 13
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