CLOSE SportsPulse: They’ve been on a collision course all year and will finally clash in Santa Clara. From Hard Rock Stadium, Trysta Krick and our college football experts preview the annual juggernaut matchup. USA TODAY Ohio State coach Urban Meyer celebrates with the Rose Bowl trophy after the Buckeyes defeated Washington.(Photo: Gary A. Vasquez, USA TODAY Sports) PASADENA, Calif. — Urban Meyer, in his final game before retirement, coached the Ohio State Buckeyes Tuesday in his first Rose Bowl. And aside from the roses and pageantry, it ended the same way 85 percent of his previous 218 games did. Triumphantly. With Meyer patrolling the sidelines, sixth-ranked Ohio State beat ninth-ranked Washington 28-23 before a crowd of 91,853 largely dressed in scarlet and gray at the Rose Bowl. But it was not as easy as it seemed for three quarters. Ohio State took a 28-3 lead into the fourth quarter and survived a…
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