In the “Granddaddy of Them All” we get the traditional Rose Bowl matchup between the top team in the Big Ten and the best team in the Pac 12. This year’s version features the Ohio State Buckeyes squaring off with the Washington Huskies.
While playing in the Rose Bowl is a great consolation prize, both of these teams started the season with College Football Playoff aspirations. And while they both did win their respective conference championship, both programs suffered disheartening losses during the regular season that tool them out of the playoff conversation.
Washington finished the season 10-3 after a loss to Auburn in the first game of the year.