Following Ohio State's ninth Rose Bowl win, Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham praised the effort of his young team and credited the prolific passing of C.J. Stroud.
Ohio State beats Utah, 48-45, as C.J. Stroud becomes Ohio State’s first-ever 500-yard passer and Jaxon Smith-Njigba becomes OSU’s first 300-yard receiver in a single game.
Lathan Ransom was carted off the field in the second quarter of the Rose Bowl after appearing to suffer a serious leg injury during a Utah kickoff return.
Ohio State is looking to finish its season on a high note with a Rose Bowl, but that won’t come easy against Utah, who has a similar formula for winning games as Michigan.
Ryan Day, Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Kevin Wilson have all been grateful to have Chris Olave around the team this week even though he doesn’t plan to play in Saturday’s Rose Bowl.