LOS ANGELES – Lathan Ransom has said it before. The Ohio State senior safety doesn’t know exactly what emotions he will feel when he returns to the Rose Bowl for the first time since breaking his leg the last time he was there in 2022.
Ransom was attempting to make a tackle on a 97-yard kickoff return by Utah’s Britain Covey during Ohio State’s 48-45 win when the tibia and fibula in his left leg were broken early in the second quarter.
Adding to the drama of his return, game day on Wednesday will be the first time he has been inside the Rose Bowl stadium since that day in 2022.
“There will probably be a lot of emotions running through my head but I’m excited to get back there,” Ransom said Monday at the Rose Bowl’s media day.
“I’m taking it all in because last time I was here, it didn’t go the way I wanted it to go. But I wouldn’t change it for a thing. I’m excited to be here and get another crack at it.
“Definitely it’s a lot of déjà vu and a lot of similarities from the first time. I really don’t know the emotions I’m going to feel when I get back to that field but I’m excited to be here. I feel like God put me through that for a reason and I learned a lot about myself and from that moment,” he said.