Ohio State is headed to Pasadena, California to take on the Utah Utes in the Rose Bowl. This was not the expectation for Ohio State, and after coming off what feels like the biggest failure since the 2011 season with the loss against Michigan the Buckeyes should have plenty of motivation for this match up. After the offensive coordinator Josh Gattis talked to the media and talked about how the Buckeyes lacked physicality, the one match up I was interested in for a response from the Buckeyes was a game against Utah.
The Utes are led by Kyle Whittingham – who is one of the longest tenured coaches in college football – has built and rebuilt Utah’s identity multiple times.