Utah started the season by dropping two of its first three games but has won nine of its last 10, including two victories over the Ducks. “I got to see the level of organization, how he ran a program and absorbed things that were invaluable.” UTES ROAD TO PASADENA I was disappointed Urban got it but it ended up being the best thing that happened to me,” Whittingham said. “I had been at Utah for eight-nine years, thought I would be the guy (in 2003). Whittingham is in his 17th year leading Utah and took over after Meyer left for Florida. Ohio State’s last appearance in the Rose Bowl was during the 2018 season when it defeated Washington in what would be Meyer’s final game on the Buckeyes’ sideline after he announced his retirement a couple weeks earlier. Meyer took over at Ohio State in 2012 and led the Buckeyes to a national championship in 2014.
In his two years with the program, they went 22-2, including a victory over Pittsburgh in the Fiesta Bowl to conclude the 2004 season. The Utes started their climb toward prominence after Meyer was hired in 2003. “I know our guys want to play hard and win that game.”īoth programs do have one thing in common - Urban Meyer. But we have an opportunity to play in a tradition-rich bowl, and that means a lot,” Day said. 7 Buckeyes (10-2) might be in for a letdown, but coach Ryan Day tried to downplay that.
Some may wonder if the archrival Wolverines and in-state cohort Cincinnati qualifying for the CFP means the No. It was something we had been shooting for and had our sights set on for a number of years.” “We had been to the Pac-12 championship game three times but this is the first time we were able to get over the mountain. “This is the next step in evolution as a program,” coach Kyle Whittingham said during a conference call Sunday.
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