ANAHEIM, Calif. — It will be a Rose Bowl of firsts when No. 5 Ohio State faces No. 9 Washington. The Buckeyes and Huskies will meet for the first time in the Granddaddy of Them All, despite each team making its 15th appearance. The Big Ten and Pac-12 champions will meet for the first time since 2014 and for the first time since the introduction of the College Football Playoff the following year. Urban Meyer and Chris Petersen will each be making his first appearance in the game as a head coach. MORE: Complete college football bowl schedule, TV listings New additions to old traditions mean the Rose Bowl is no consolation prize for teams that had national championship aspirations. “I think this is how it’s supposed to be,” Washington running back Myles Gaskin said Wednesday as the teams visited the Disneyland Resort. For Ohio State (12-1), visits to Pasadena have…
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