June 2, 2026

Ohio State football’s Jyaire Brown loses black stripe


COLUMBUS, Ohio — Jyaire Brown was the first member of Ohio State football’s 2022 recruiting class and now, he’s ‘officially a Buckeye.’ The cornerback became the first true freshman to lose his black stripe in fall camp, joining linebacker Chip Trayanum as players to do so in the preseason. Overall, five players have done so, with nickel Tanner McCalister, safety Kye Stokes and defensive lineman Caden Curry doing so in the spring. Brown was the nation’s No. 192 player and No. 24 cornerback spending most of his life in New Orleans before coming back to Ohio for his final two years of high school football. He joins a room that’s already short on depth with just six scholarship players, with Brown and Ryan Turner being true freshmen. Brown losing his stripes come on the same day that defensive coordinator Jim Knowles voiced his worries about the depth in the cornerback…

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