As Ohio State players and coaches flooded the middle of the field in a celebratory congregation at the Rose Bowl, Demario McCall stood alone.
The sixth-year Buckeye did not run toward the 50-yard line to rejoice with his teammates, but stopped in his tracks at the 15, looked up in the sky and watched scarlet and gray confetti fall. McCall unstrapped his gloves and nodded his head three times before turning around to slowly saunter toward the rest of the group.
Given the way the one-time top-50 high school prospect’s career has gone, the emotions were mixed as McCall soaked in the final moments of his last season with the Buckeyes.