Before COVID, it was very rare for college football players to play six seasons. Usually, it would happen when there was a season-ending injury in addition to a redshirt season. Demario McCall got the benefit of the COVID year and played six seasons for the Ohio State football program.
In those six seasons, McCall bounced around from playing running back, wide receiver, and even tried to be a cornerback. None of those positions ended up working out for him. He made very few contributions in his time with the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Unfortunately, life after football did not seem to treat him well. McCall finished playing for the Buckeyes in 2021 and seemed to have turned to a life of crime. He was recently sentenced to prison on drug trafficking and drug possession charges.
Former Ohio State football player Demario McCall sentenced to 7-10 years in prison
Earlier this month, McCall was sentenced to 7-10 years in prison after pleading guilty to drug possession and drug trafficking charges. He pleaded guilty to trafficking in cocaine, possession of cocaine, trafficking in a fentanyl-related compound, possession of a fentanyl-related compound, trafficking in drugs, possession of drugs, receiving stolen property, and possession of criminal tools
In a separate case, he also pleaded guilty to trafficking in cocaine, possession of cocaine, trafficking in a fentanyl-related compound, and possession of a fentanyl-related compound. It's a very sad fall from grace for a former Buckeye football player who played for a national championship.
Unfortunately for McCall, he will now spend a lot of time thinking about what he's done. He never had a shot to make the NFL, and he wasn't able to move on. There's hope that he can atone for what he's done when he is released from prison, as everyone deserves a second chance.
In his Ohio State football career, McCall amassed 565 rushing yards and six touchdowns in the five years he was a running back.