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Ohio State Freshman Defensive Tackle Hero Kanu Sheds Black Stripe

Hero Kanu is the second freshman of the day to shed his black stripe.

The Ohio State defensive tackle, who entered the scarlet and gray program as a four-star prospect and the No. 129 recruit in the 2022 class, has "officially' become a Buckeye ahead of this weekend's Week 4 matchup with Wisconsin.

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big congrats, @HeroKanu#GoBucks pic.twitter.com/HvWI37dVaV — Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) September 22, 2022

Freshman cornerback Ryan Turner was the first Buckeye to lose his black stripe on Thursday, and Kanu pushes the total number of black stripe removals this year to 14 among first-year Ohio State players.