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Utah Football To Play In Significant Milestone Rose Bowl Game

Dec 30, 2021, 3:42 PM

The " Rose Bowl Game presented by Capital One" midfield logo prior to the 2021 College Football Playoff Semifinal Game at the Rose Bowl Game presented by Capital One between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at AT&T Stadium on January 01, 2021 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)

(Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)

BY TREVOR ALLEN
KSL Sports

LOS ANGELES – When the Utah football team takes on the Ohio State Buckeyes in the Rose Bowl Game, they will be battling in a significant milestone game.

On Saturday, January 1, 2022, the “Granddaddy of them all” will be played for the 100th time in the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena.

The Rose Bowl Game has been played 107 times with 99 of them taking place in Pasadena, California.

This year’s @rosebowlgame will be played on a special field as the stadium celebrates turning 100! #rosebowlcentennial @OhioStateFB @Utah_Football pic.twitter.com/VXRJDsRwbN

— Rose Bowl Stadium (@RoseBowlStadium) December 30, 2021

Utah released a photo of a shot of the Rose Bowl field that has the logo of the bowl game at midfield. At each of the 25-yard lines, they put 100 with a rose laying across the numbers. Below that reads “America’s Stadium Est. 1922.”

In less than 48 hours, @Utah_Football and @OhioStateFB will battle on this field in the @rosebowlgame.#GoUtes #RoseBowl

📸: @utahathletics pic.twitter.com/HUIpiRJrfR

— KSL Sports (@kslsports) December 30, 2021

Utah will face Ohio State on Saturday with kickoff at 3 p.m. MT on ESPN.

Trevor Allen is a Utah Utes Insider for KSLSports.com, Co-Host of Faith, Family and Football podcast with Clark Phillips III and host of the Crimson Corner podcast. Follow him on Twitter: @TrevorASports.

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