“My family is from Michigan, so they aren’t fond of Ohio State,” Randle said. “My dad grew up a Wolverines fan. When I was born, the OBGYN was an Ohio State graduate and fan. She always wore Ohio State to all my checkups. He was wearing an Ohio State hat and he told my parents that Ohio State would be the first thing he sees. My parents were like ‘You have to take it off.’
“I don’t know if he spoke it into existence, but I became an Ohio State fan growing up. Out of all my offers, that was the one, and I won’t just commit because I will pick the best place for me, but that was the offer that I just wanted to have to have it.”