Oops.
Vice President and proud Ohio State alum JD Vance tried to help the Buckeyes celebrate their NCAA football championship during a White House visit Monday — but ended up fumbling their trophy.
The awkward moment came toward the end of the event, after Vance called out a man sporting a hat with the name of Ohio State’s top rival, the University of Michigan, and the team presented Vance and President Donald Trump with a custom helmet and jersey.
As the U.S. Marine Band played “We Are the Champions,” Vance — who graduated from the school in 2009 with a degree in philosophy and political science — tried to lift the 3-foot championship trophy, which the team earned by defeating Notre Dame 34-23 in January.
The trophy — an “ascending virtual football” made of two gold brackets and a steel core — separated from its base, which tumbled to the floor.
Vance quickly picked it up and — with an assist from Ohio State coach Ryan Day — posed with the gold brackets.
Vance played off the fumble, saying on X: “I didn’t want anyone after Ohio State to get the trophy so I decided to break it.”