“Earning one’s stripes” means you’re deserving to be accepted or respected by other people in your profession. Cameron Martinez has already earned his stripes in the Ohio State football program, so to speak. More appropriately, the Buckeyes’ “Black Stripe Alert” has been granted to the true freshman from Muskegon. According to the official OSU football website, the black stripe is a symbol of buying into the program and conducting yourself the right way on and off the field. In other words, it’s a rite of passage in the Buckeyes program for freshmen when that black stripe comes off their helmets. “Proud to officially be a Buckeye!!” Martinez wrote tonight on Twitter, embedding the video from the official OSU account announcing the “Black Stripe Alert” for the 2018 and 2019 MLive High School Football Player of the Year in Michigan as the Muskegon Big Reds’ dazzling quarterback. The 5-foot-10, 188-pound defensive…
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