The Rose Bowl won’t be played in Pasadena in 2021.
The Tournament of Roses said Saturday night that the game would be played at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Jan. 1 due to COVID-19 restrictions in the state of California. The Rose Bowl is a College Football Playoff semifinal this season.
“We know that the decision was not an easy one to make,” Tournament of Roses director David Eads said in a statement. “While we remain confident that a game could have been played at the Rose Bowl Stadium, as evident in the other collegiate and professional games taking place in the region, the projection of COVID-19 cases in the region has continued on an upward trend.