Bowl Info:
- Game will be held in Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California
- Game will start at 5:00 PM ET
- Washington is 18-19-1 all time in bowl games
- Ohio is 25-24 all time in bowl games
- The last meeting between these two teams was 2007 with Ohio State winning 33-14.
Offensive Players to Watch:
Washington: The Huskies rely heavily on their running back Myles Gaskin. Gaskin has had an insane season putting up 1,147 yards with 10 touchdowns and an average of 4.9 yards a carry. If the Huskies want to win this game they need a big showing from Gaskin.
Ohio State: This offense flows through QB Dwayne Haskins. Who passed for 4,580 yards, 47 touchdowns and only eight interceptions while completing 70% of his passes. This could be Haskins last football game in an Ohio State uniform, look for him to be aggressive in this game not only to raise his draft stock but to also lead Ohio State to a win.
Defensive Player to Watch:
Washington: The Huskies defense will rely mostly on linebacker Ben Burr-Kirven. Burr-Kirven had 165 tackles, one sack and two interceptions. If Washington wants to slow down Ohio State’s offense they need a big showing from Burr-Kirven.
Ohio State: The player to watch on this Buckeye defense is defensive tackle Dre’Mont Jones. Jones had 40 tackles, 8.5 sacks and one interception so far this season. If the Buckeyes wants to slow down star running back Myles Gaskin they Jones to plug up the middle.
Score Prediction:
This is gonna come down to if Washington’s offense can get points against a very good Ohio State defense. I don’t think that will happen as since it will be coach Urban Meyer’s last game. The Buckeyes will play harder and show the world they should have been in the College Football Playoff. Buckeyes: 40 Huskies: 21
