The Ohio State wrestling team enters its 100th season in a new training facility, in a new competition venue, and with a new tradition to signify an athlete is exhibiting the best traditions of the program: black shirts.
Similar to the football team's tradition of removing a black stripe from players’ helmets to signify that a team member has earned a certain degree of respect and stature within the program, the wrestler's black shirt "will signify a student-athlete is "conducting themselves in the right way on and off the mat," according to a release from the program.
All wrestlers will start the 2019-2020 by wearing gray shirts during official practice and training sessions.