If Oregon-Ohio State II lives up to the hype of their first matchup, then it will eclipse any Rose Bowl rematch that has come before it.

USC football might not have been playing in the Rose Bowl this year, but the Trojans were still represented at the Grandaddy of Them All. During Wednesday's game between Ohio State and Oregon ...

In 1923, the game moved to one of college football's most storied and scenic settings -- the Rose Bowl stadium. USC topped Penn State 14-3 that year. In 1927, the Rose Bowl game became the first ...

It was previously updated ahead of Wednesday's game) Ohio State was back at the Rose ... Bowl Games in a span of four years — 1971, 1973 and 1974 — with the latter of the two coming against USC.

The last time USC made an appearance in the Rose Bowl was in 2016 when they defeated the Penn State Nittany Lions, 52-49. Their first appearance was in 1923 when they also defeated Penn State.

The first New Year's game held in the Rose Bowl stadium occurred in 1923 when USC defeated Penn State, 14-3. For decades, the Rose Bowl hosted the winners of the Big 10 and Pac-12 conferences ...