Can you are feeling it? You possibly can virtually style it. The beginning of the school soccer season is nearly upon us and meaning we’ll get to see the defending Faculty Soccer Playoff champion Ohio State Buckeyes kick issues off quickly. Actually, in just a little over every week, the Buckeyes will play probably the most anticipated regular-season recreation of the 2025 season after they tackle the No. 1 Texas Longhorns subsequent Saturday.
Earlier than that, although, we’re maintaining a tally of issues which might be occurring throughout Ohio State’s fall camp, and a kind of issues is reporting to you when an OSU freshman or newcomer sheds his black stripe. And … on Wednesday, receiver Phillip Bell acquired the respect to change into part of the Buckeye brotherhood formally.
Bell was grateful for having the black stripe peeled off to disclose the long-lasting scarlet stripe down the center of the helmet.
“I simply wish to thank God, ‘I simply wish to say ‘I like you mother,'” Bell instructed teammates in a brief ceremony. “And I admire y’all boys for bringing me into the brotherhood. Recognize coach Hart, coach Jordan, coach Day, coach Mick. Go Bucks!”
Bell turns into the eighth freshman to shed his black stripe as we steamroll our strategy to the beginning of the season. If anybody else will get acknowledged and baptized into the brotherhood, we’ll have it for you.
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