LOS ANGELES – With one day remaining until the Rose Bowl, Ohio State coach Urban Meyer and Washington coach Chris Petersen met with the media in a joint press conference on Monday morning to preview their final game of the season.
In the final media availability of Rose Bowl week, Meyer and Petersen discussed what their teams' Rose Bowl week experience has been like and looked ahead to Tuesday's game, which will also be Meyer's final game in his seven-year tenure as Ohio State's coach.
A sampling of what Meyer and Petersen had to say:
Ohio State coach Urban Meyer
- "I'm honored to be here to represent the Big Ten conference and the great state of Ohio.