The Rose Bowl is always a classic game that everybody watches on New Year’s Day. This year we have a very exciting bowl matchup, which is one I wouldn’t have expected to see in the beginning of the season. The matchup is between Utah (10-3) and Ohio State (10-2). Utah won the Pac 12 title and Ohio State hasn’t played since getting beaten by their rival Michigan. These two teams will look to end the year on a good note and what better way to do it then to win the Rose Bowl. With that being said here is my preview for the Rose Bowl which is presented by Capital One Venture X.
Utah
The Utes were the surprise in the Pac 12 this season. They won the Pac 12 and at the beginning of the season I thought they would just be bowl eligible. Here we are though as the Utes are getting ready for their big matchup against Ohio State. Utah averages 216.1 rushing yards per game and averages 35.5 points per game. The Utes running game is led by running back Tavion Thomas. Thomas has 1,041 rushing yards on the season and adds 20 rushing touchdowns as well as 5.6 yards per carry.
Utah has won their last six games and in those games Thomas has at least a touchdown in each of those wins. If Utah wants to win, they need to make sure that Thomas has a great game against an Ohio State defense that they last time we saw them, they let Hassan Haskins from Michigan run all over their defense. Defensively, the Utes give up just over 20 points per game. They are very good against the pass as well as they give up only 195.3 passing yards per game. This Utah defense will need to step up as they face an offense that on average has put up the most points in the nation.
Ohio State
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