November 16, 2024

What Lathan Ransom’s return means for Ohio State football’s safeties in 2023


COLUMBUS, Ohio — Lathan Ransom’s final impression from the 2022 season involved a stumble and fall, but that was not the sequence that defined the Ohio State football safety’s season. That came a month prior to the Peach Bowl, when the Buckeyes were trailing 14-10 at Maryland. Ransom took down tight end C.J. Dippre for an 8-yard loss on second down, which eventually led to a Terrapins punt attempt. Then, for the second time in as many games, Ransom raced in off the edge and blocked the punt, setting OSU up for a go-ahead touchdown. Oh, and Ransom had only recently returned to the game after missing two series — not for performance reasons, but because he needed to have a cast put on the thumb he’d just broken. Recommended Buckeyes stories Ransom’s playmaking skills provided a needed jolt to the Buckeyes’ secondary. Now the season’s best comeback story becomes…

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