Chris Godwin glanced at the race cars as they zoomed by with screaming passengers.
The Penn State receiver, like many of his teammates, had never been to Disney’s California Adventure, or the state of California, and couldn’t wait to experience the rides, including Radiator Springs Racers.
But by the time Godwin and the fifth-ranked Nittany Lions play ninth-ranked USC in the Rose Bowl on Monday, they will have experienced many of the Southland’s top attractions and etched their name in Rose Bowl history.