Barely, just barely, did Lathan Ransom experience an offseason last year.
Finishing out his time as a high schooler in Tucson, Arizona, he didn’t enroll at Ohio State until June. Of course by then, the country was embroiled in a pandemic that altered all facets of life, including how football teams train. So, Ransom’s introduction to the next level came while simultaneously transitioning to college life, learning a defense, figuring out his best position and working out in small groups, and doing all that while the entire season hung in the balance.
And yet, Ransom never stopped ascending.