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WASHINGTON ― It was nearly a disastrous late-game turnover.
JD Vance fumbled the college football National Championship Trophy as he tried to hoist it up during a White House celebration for the vice president's home state Ohio State Buckeyes.
At the conclusion of the ceremony on the White House's South Lawn, Vance began to lift up the trophy awarded to Ohio State for winning the 2024 College Football Playoff National Championship Game in January.
But ‒ as the White House band played Queen's "We are the Champions" ‒ it wasn't the triumphant moment Vance had hoped.
Vance struggled to get a grip of the 35-pound trophy, and it broke from its base and fell apart, as the vice president lifted it up with the help of star Ohio State running back TreVeyon Henderson.
Fortunately, another teammate helped catch the trophy before it could fall to the ground.
The college football trophy, which stands at 26.5 inches tall, is made of gold, bronze and stainless steel, the trophy is 26.5 inches tall. The 12-inch base is bronze with a hand-rubbed black patina finish. The trophy is American-made by fine art foundry UAP Polich Tallix.
Reach Joey Garrison on X @joeygarrison.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: JD Vance fumbles Ohio State's national championship trophy
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JD Vance fumbled the college football National Championship Trophy as he tried to hoist it up during a White House celebration for the vice president's home state Ohio State Buckeyes.
At the conclusion of the ceremony on the White House's South Lawn, Vance began to lift up the trophy awarded to Ohio State for winning the 2024 College Football Playoff National Championship Game in January.
But ‒ as the White House band played Queen's "We are the Champions" ‒ it wasn't the triumphant moment Vance had hoped.
Vance struggled to get a grip of the 35-pound trophy, and it broke from its base and fell apart, as the vice president lifted it up with the help of star Ohio State running back TreVeyon Henderson.
Fortunately, another teammate helped catch the trophy before it could fall to the ground.
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The college football trophy, which stands at 26.5 inches tall, is made of gold, bronze and stainless steel, the trophy is 26.5 inches tall. The 12-inch base is bronze with a hand-rubbed black patina finish. The trophy is American-made by fine art foundry UAP Polich Tallix.
Reach Joey Garrison on X @joeygarrison.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: JD Vance fumbles Ohio State's national championship trophy
Continue reading...
