The stage is almost set for the Granddaddy of them as No. 6 Ohio State (10-2) prepares for its 16th ever Rose Bowl game against No. 10 Utah (10-3), who is playing in its first Rose Bowl game.

Ohio State will be wearing special helmet decals for a special bowl game as they will have their center stripe decal with roses on it. They will the helmet decal with their typical scarlet jerseys as Utah will wear all white.

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This is the first time Ohio State will be playing in the Rose Bowl under head coach Ryan Day. The last time Ohio State was in the Rose Bowl was on January 1st, 2019 when they took don No. 9 Washington 28-23.

That was the last game for head coach Urban Meyer who was set to retire due to health concerns. Current Ohio State head coach Ryan Day was the offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach on the 2018 team.

Ohio State comes into this game against Utah as a four-point favorite, according to FanDuel.