Fiesta Bowl Leader Cheers Alma Mater in College Football Playoffs

The Mississippi native graduated from the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy in 1999 and moved to Phoenix, where he founded Metier Pharmacy and Metier Clinical Services. Despite being owner, founder and chief executive officer of the companies, House always found time to be a Rebel.

House is one of the founding members of the Arizona Ole Miss Alumni Association and makes it his mission to help fans in the West experience Ole Miss.

"There were so many people out here who had never been to Oxford or been to a game," he said. "So, my goal every year was to take a group of people back and let them experience the Grove and a ball game and Ole Miss culture.

"And you know what? They fall in love with it every time."

Football has always been a major part of House's life. Growing up in the Chickasaw County town of Houston, the second-generation pharmacist inherited his father's love of medicine and college football.

"I just grew up with it," he said. "My dad was a graduate of the University of Tennessee, and he loved Tennessee football.

"Growing up in the South, I think you just grow up loving football and specifically college football. That never stopped."

House first joined the Fiesta Sports Foundation as a Yellow Jacket, community leaders who work with sponsors, volunteers and staff members to support foundation events. As a Yellow Jacket, House has served on the medical staffs of the Fiesta Bowl and Rate Bowl since 2017 and spent six years as a team liaison for teams playing those bowls.

Along the way, he also served as the team pharmacist for Arizona State University and the Arizona Coyotes and as a part of the medical team for Super Bowl LVII.

In April 2025, House joined the foundation's board of directors and is kicking off his leadership by cheering on his alma mater. House will serve as part of the medical liaison team for Ole Miss' debut performance in the Fiesta Bowl on Thursday (Jan. 8).

"As an alum – the only alum on the committee – this is extremely personal," he said. "I want to make sure that we are the ultimate host for the team I love."

In the lead-up to the playoff game, House has had a packed schedule of attending events, hosting gatherings and coordinating visits for alumni and fans. It's been busy, but it's also been a taste of home, he said.

"It's just great to see so many Mississippians out here," he said. "It's such a passionate group, and that's the one thing I miss about home: the people. It's been so great to see so many good people out here."

Now the Ole Miss community that House helped create gets to rally around their team not from 1,500 miles away, but from their backyard.

"Now there are so many Rebels, especially living in Phoenix," he said. "So many of my friends have kids that now attend Ole Miss – so that spirit has grown tremendously, which makes me feel more connected than ever.

"I'm just really grateful for the opportunity Ole Miss gave me and is giving so many people. The experiences, the leadership roles, the community. That's what Hotty Toddy means to me, because it made me who I am."

Top: UM pharmacy alumnus Randle House (front row, second from left) gathers at the Walk of Champions with Arizona Ole Miss fans. House said he's made it his mission to share the culture and community of Ole Miss with people in the West who haven't experienced Oxford. Submitted photo