COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State football won’t be part of the College Football Playoff for the first time in the Ryan Day era and will head to the Rose Bowl. The Buckeyes last played in the Rose Bowl in 2018, knocking off Pac-12 Champion Washington in Urban Meyer’s final game as head coach. This time they’ll face Pac-12 Champion Utah in the second game between the two all-time. OSU won the first game 64-6 in a regular-season matchup inside Ohio Stadium in 1986. Here are three things to know about its Rose Bowl opponent: A dominant ground attack Ohio State’s inability to stop the run this season is why it’s 10-2 for the first time since 2017 and isn’t in the playoff. Multiple teams have exploited that problem this season, and Utah will look to add itself to that list. The Utes are 19th nationally in points per game (35.5)…
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