After more than a month of having to stomach the disappointing loss to Michigan, Ohio State will finally get back on the field Saturday, taking on Utah in the 108th Rose Bowl. This will be the first Rose Bowl in Pasadena in two years after last year’s game was moved to Dallas due to COVID-19. While the Buckeyes had their eyes on a big goal, “The Granddaddy of Them All” is still a nice consolation prize.
Return to the roses
Since the start of the College Football Playoff in 2014, Ohio State has played in a New Year’s Six bowl game in each of the eight seasons the playoff has been played.