The Rose Bowl: #6 Ohio State 48, #11 Utah 45 (Final)

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Utah National Rankings....

Score Offense- 20th
Rush Offense- 15th
Pass Offense- 87th
Total Offense- 46th

Score Defense- 24th
Rush Defense- 22nd
Pass Defense- 23rd
Total Defense- 15th

 

Shots from the last trip to Pasadena 🌹 pic.twitter.com/jV5i8swpKF

— Ohio State on BTN (@OhioStateOnBTN) December 5, 2021

 

Ryan Day on players potentially opting out of the Rose Bowl: "Right now I'm counting on everyone playing in the game."

 

Ohio State will wear its home uniform as the higher-ranked team in the Rose Bowl. The Buckeyes also wore scarlet jerseys during their last trip to Pasadena: https://t.co/JgYzXTnj6g

— Andrew Lind (@AndrewMLind) December 5, 2021

 

Five things to know about Utah, which has a potent run game, a stout defense and one of the nation’s best defenders in Devin Lloyd despite having lost three games this season. https://t.co/UEHZdh75vk

— Eleven Warriors (@11W) December 6, 2021

 

Utah and Ohio State will meet for the first time in 35 years in the 108th edition of the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day. It's the first trip to the Granddaddy game for the Utes.

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— AP Top 25 (@AP_Top25) December 5, 2021

 

Ohio State football returns to the Rose Bowl. Here's some good, and bad, history in Pasadena https://t.co/aO0CFRTkM4

— BuckeyeXtra.com (@BuckeyeXtra) December 5, 2021

 

Knowles will officially become the Buckeyes’ defensive coordinator on Jan. 2. Ohio State will continue with its current staff of assistant coaches through the Rose Bowl.

 

Ohio State National Rankings- Week 14

Scoring Offense- 1st
Rushing Offense- 42nd
Passing Offense- 5th
Total Offense- 1st

Scoring Defense- 25th
Rushing Defense- 20th
Passing Defense- 97th
Total Defense- 50th

 

Utah National Rankings....

Score Offense- 19th
Rush Offense- 14th
Pass Offense- 87th
Total Offense- 44th

Score Defense- 23rd
Rush Defense- 23rd
Pass Defense- 24th
Total Defense- 13th

 

The Rose Bowl isn't the endgame for Ohio State football anymore, and it's taken nostalgia a while to catch up with reality. https://t.co/fAC4ryAVoC

— Eleven Warriors (@11W) December 17, 2021

 

Ohio State football's toughness, called out by Michigan, to be Utah target in Rose Bowl https://t.co/E2i0vkiMja

— BuckeyeXtra.com (@BuckeyeXtra) December 19, 2021

 

"This is a very historic bowl, and it's an honor to play in that game."@PCampbell21 starred in @OhioStateFB's 2019 @rosebowlgame win. 🌹

The WR offers his advice to the current team about playing in 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘥𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘈𝘭𝘭 ⤵️. pic.twitter.com/EwLtAHDL8g

— Ohio State on BTN (@OhioStateOnBTN) December 19, 2021

 

There are distractions aplenty for Ohio State as Rose Bowl preparations ramp up, but several Buckeyes seem determined to set them aside because “we have to win that game.” https://t.co/Vf4bHuxIHh

— Eleven Warriors (@11W) December 20, 2021