Chris Petersen will coach his first game in the Rose Bowl when Washington takes on UCLA on Saturday. He said he’s been there once as an assistant, maybe another time as a player, but this will be his first time leading a team in the venue.
It’s a storied place, he said, although there is admittedly a difference between a regular season game and playing in the Rose Bowl Game.
“It’s been so long since any of us have been down there to play a game,” Petersen said. “I think it’s always great to go down to Southern California and play down there because so many of our kids are from there.