The 2025 Rose Bowl will feature a matchup between Ohio State and Oregon. As always, the game will take place near the scenic San Gabriel Mountains in Pasadena, California. This will mark the third time Ohio State and Oregon have played, including once in the Rose Bowl. Many people think this game between Oregon will be between the team ranked first in the country, and the team many fans believe is the nation’s best squad.
Oregon and Ohio State In the Rose Bowl
The Rose Bowl will feature a matchup between Oregon and Ohio State. Oregon is the top team in the nation. The Oregon Ducks are led by their Heisman Trophy finalist Quarterback Dillon Gabriel. Their entire offense is inventive and good with strong skill position players and excellent linemen. The Oregon defense is also very good, especially on the defensive line. Especially, defensive line terror Jordan Burch.
Ohio State may Be the hottest team in college football after dismantling Tennessee in the first round of the College Football Playoff at home. Ohio State has many star players, but none bigger than all-everything Wide Receiver Jeremiah Smith. Joining Smith at wide receiver are Emeka Ebuka and Carnell Tate.
Throwing the ball to Smith and company is star Quarterback Will Howard. Ohio State also has two highly skilled Running Backs Quinshon Judkins and Trevon Henderson. If Ohio State’s much-maligned offensive line holds up, they should score many points. Similarly, the Ohio State defense is star-studded.
This Game Is a Rematch
This Rose Bowl is a rematch of the Ohio State defeat at Oregon earlier this season. It is rare in college football that a team gets to avenge a loss from earlier in the season. The 2025 Rose Bowl is not the first time Ohio State and Oregon have played in the “granddaddy of them all.” Ohio State beat Oregon in 2010 at the Rose Bowl. That Ohio State team was led by Quarterback Terrelle Pryor.
The Majesty Of the Game
The Rose Bowl has many great traditions. Perhaps the best of these is the wonderful setting for the game on green grass with the sun-splashed San Gabriel Mountains. Another great tradition is the Tournament of Roses parade, where the floats are made with flowers. The committee and chairperson of the parade are honored at halftime of the football game. Lastly, the Rose Bowl is always a big game and there is an Air Force flyover, usually from B1Bs, United States Air Force Bombers.
The Championship In CFP Round 2
Many prognosticators think this game is the real National Championship Game. They think that Ohio State and Oregon are the two best teams in the nation. The current odds to win the National Championship according to Los VeGas have Texas, Ohio State, and Oregon ranked 1, 2, and 3.
Conclusion
The Rose Bowl is a special game and in 2025 features a marquee showdown. Ohio State and Oregon may be the best two teams in the nation. They met in the Rose Bowl before in 2010. That was a victory for Ohio State. Regardless of how the game turns out In 2025, there is no doubt the tradition and pageantry of the Rose Bowl make it an exceptional venue. The Rose Bowl this year, like all previous years, takes place at 5 P.M. on January 1.
