Ohio State had aspirations of playing for the national championship, while Utah finally gets to play at that famous New Year’s Day paradise. The No. 6 Buckeyes look to cast away disappointment and the No. 11 Utes will try to channel their exuberance when the teams meet Saturday in the Rose Bowl at Pasadena, Calif. Utah (10-3) is playing in the Rose Bowl for the first time since joining the Pac-12 for the 2011 season. The Utes also arrive as one of the hottest teams in the nation with six straight wins and nine in their past 10 games. They pounded Oregon by margins of 31 of 28 points late in the season, the latter in the Pac-12 title game. Utah’s slow start prevented them from having a College Football Playoff case but they currently fall in that category of teams you don’t want to face. “I definitely think we’re…
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