We have our first lost stripe of the 2020 recruiting class.
Ohio State signed four top-100 players at wide receiver this year, and one of them has emerged from the pack to lose his black stripe as five-star wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba became the first freshman to shed his stripe on Monday.
Black Stripe Alert
— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) September 21, 2020
Please join us in *officially* welcoming @jaxon_smith1 to #Zone6!#GoBuckeyes pic.twitter.com/0ZUsVDsX2n
“I appreciate everybody, I appreciate the best corps in the nation – Zone-6, man,” Smith-Njigba said. “Happy to be out here, blessing. Go Bucks!”
Smith-Njigba, out of Rockwall, Texas, was the No. 5 receiver and No. 29 overall player in the 2020 class.
| Player | Pos | Date |
|---|---|---|
| TREY SERMON | RB | SEPT. 16 |
| JAXON SMITH-NJIGBA | WR | SEPT. 21 |
| KOURT WILLIAMS | S | SEPT. 21 |
