PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — The second half of the Rose Bowl showed No. 9 Washington is more than capable of competing with the top programs in college football.
Unfortunately for the Huskies, another slow start against a marquee nonconference opponent proved to be the difference in their 28-23 loss to No. 5 Ohio State on Tuesday.
"If we had five more minutes we would have won that game," Washington center Nick Harris said. "Just kind of ran out of time, and we got to start faster. We can't have those hiccups in the first half."
Washington's third consecutive appearance in a New Year's Six bowl game played out much like losses to Alabama in the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Peach Bowl in 2016 and to Penn State in the Fiesta Bowl last season.