Giving half of their ticket allotment back? For the Rose Bowl? Unheard of for the Ohio State Buckeyes, who are well known for how well their fans travel, especially to bowl games. Oh, there are lots of reasons for not going. The recent surge in COVID-19 cases has (and probably should have) made some folks a bit shy about flying. The Pac-12 champion Utah is a good team (as we’ll no doubt see on Saturday), but they don’t have the box office draw that Southern Cal, or even Oregon would have. And I’ve heard from reliable sources that Buckeye Booster packages (plane fare, game ticket, three-nights hotel stay, maybe a party) run about $3,800 each.
Column: Trip to Pasadena ain’t what it used to be
