Utah’s first Rose Bowl appearance is a landmark achievement and the culmination of this program’s steady 20-year transformation from a mid-major overachiever to a perennial championship contender in the Pac-12 and beyond By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer December 31, 2021, 7:01 PM • 5 min read Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Email this article PASADENA, Calif. — Utah’s first Rose Bowl appearance is a landmark achievement. For the 10th-ranked Utes and their fans, it feels like the culmination of this program’s steady 20-year transformation from a mid-major overachiever to a perennial championship contender in the Pac-12 and beyond. “We’ve been working a long time to get here,” Utah coach Kyle Whittingham said. “We got in the league 11 years ago. It’s been a long, hard journey, but our guys got it done. This is what we’ve been shooting for for a number of years.” No. 7 Ohio State’s…
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