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Ohio State missing large number of scholarship players for Rose Bowl vs. Utah
By Paul Harvey
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Ohio State is gearing up for the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day, but the Buckeyes will be without a large number of players for the showdown vs. Utah.
Heading into kickoff in Pasadena, the main story has been a large number of opt-outs for Ohio State, particularly on the offensive side of the ball. Most notably, star receivers Garrett Wilson and Chris Olave are foregoing the game.
However, opt-outs are not the only absences Ohio State is working with for the Rose Bowl. According to Bill Landis with The Athletic, the Buckeyes will be without 24 scholarship players for the game. Those absences are a combination of season-ending injuries, recent injuries or illness, opt-outs, and transfers following the regular season.
Ohio State will be without 24 scholarship players in today’s Rose Bowl vs. Utah. That’s a combination of season-long injuries, more recent injuries or illness, opt-outs and players who have transferred since the end of the regular season.
— Bill Landis (@BillLandis25) January 1, 2022
It will be interesting to see how that shifts the makeup for the game. Ohio State was already looking to play a large number of younger players for the contest and that number will be even higher now.
Paul is a lifelong fan and student of all things college football. He has been covering college football since 2017 and the B1G since 2018.