Following Ohio State’s national championship game loss against Alabama on Monday night, more than a dozen Buckeye players lingered on the field for several minutes, watching the Crimson Tide players celebrate their victory before retreating to the locker room in disappointment.
Several minutes after those Buckeyes returned to the locker room, as Alabama was formally presented the College Football Playoff national championship trophy, walk-on running back Xavier Johnson walked back out to the field to watch the on-stage trophy presentation.
Xavier Johnson came back out of the locker room to watch Alabamas celebration.