“[Ohio State] was like a school that I was a fan of growing up as a kid,” Dean said. “I just thought I was going to be able to live my dream. I’m on campus, and then I faced adversity, so it was really tough, but my support system, they just kept encouraging me and telling me, ‘Don’t give up.’
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