The Ohio State Buckeyes are Rose Bowl champions after rallying in the second half of the annual bowl game to defeat the Utah Utes, 48-45—and two Buckeyes players broke records with their performances.
PASADENA, Calif. — The Ohio State Buckeyes are Rose Bowl champions once again after rallying in the second half of the annual bowl game to defeat the Utah Utes, 48-45—and two Buckeyes players broke records with their performances.
But while the Utes were able to hang 45 points on the Buckeyes, quarterback C.J. Stroud was able to overcome that with help from his receivers Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Marvin Harrison Jr. as well as running back TreVeyon Henderson. The quarterback also broke Ohio State's single-game passing yardage record, surpassing he previous record of 499 yards set by Dwayne Haskins in the Big Ten Championship game win over Northwestern in 2018.Smith-Njigba notched 15 receptions for 347 yards and three touchdowns,breaking the Rose Bowl receiving-yard record, the Ohio State single-game receiving record and the school's receiving record for a season.
Ohio State rallied in the second half of the game, led by the two record-breakers but also Harrison who had 71 receiving yards and three touchdowns on six receptions and Henderson rushing for 83 yards on 17 carries.
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