Texas has seen Will Howard four times in college, but never with a team as talented as the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Afterward, fans began to wonder why Ohio State quarterback Will Howard, one of the stars of the game, was initially excluded from the Rose Bowl stage by a security guard while many of his teammates were already on stage.

Following the theme of much of this College Football Playoff (well, besides the Peach Bowl), the Rose Bowl was yet another blowout with Ohio State knocking off top-seeded Oregon. But given that these second-round playoff games are bowl games, teams get to celebrate the win as they would for a standalone bowl game.

The No. 8 seed Ohio State Buckeyes delivered a statement win at the Rose Bowl, dismantling No. 1 seed Oregon 41-21 in the College Football Playoff quarterfinal on Wednesday in Pasadena, California.

Harry How/Getty Images Ohio State quarterback Will Howard sealed his team’s blowout win in the Rose Bowl with a kiss. After Howard, 23, and the Buckeyes dominated the Oregon Ducks 41-21 on Wednesday,

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No. 1 Oregon lost to No. 8 Ohio State 41-21 Wednesday night in a College Football Playoff quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl. Here are 10 takeaways from the game as the Ducks (13-1) enter the offseason. 1) Disappointment,

Ohio State basked in the glow of the postgame celebrations after trouncing Oregon in the Rose Bowl quarterfinal, but the Buckeyes’ star quarterback wasn’t among them. That’s because Rose Bowl officials refused to let Will Howard on the stage during the trophy presentation,

The Oregon Ducks picked a bad time for their worst performance of the year, a 41-21 loss at the hands of the Ohio State Buckeyes in the 2025 Rose Bowl. T

Oregon took their first loss of the season to Ohio State in the Rose Bowl. So, who's to blame for the Ducks loss?