February 24, 2025

Inside the ‘unseen hours and unrequired work’ by Ohio State football’s Lathan Ransom to back on the field after ‘traumatizing’ injury


COLUMBUS, Ohio — Lathan Ransom knew as soon as it happened that his second year as an Ohio State football was over. As he was carted off the field in Pasadena during the Buckeyes’ 48-45 win over Utah in the Rose Bowl, it was pretty clear he was in for a long offseason. His leg was broken, very similar to what Josh Proctor had suffered against Oregon earlier in the year. The only difference was that, unlike Proctor, Ransom didn’t have to sit on the field watching his bone popping out of his leg. “That’s definitely the most traumatizing and worse thing that’s ever happened to me,” Ransom said. “I knew it was broken immediately. I looked down and saw it broke. Everyone’s thinking the worst at the moment, and I definitely was.” Ransom’s traumatizing moment turned into a spring of doubt and frustration. OSU hired a new defensive coordinator…

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