Then came Rutgers, a 5-7 replacement team, losing to Wake Forest in the Gator Bowl, and Georgia’s shellacking of Michigan. On New Year’s Day, Penn State fell to Arkansas 24-10 in the Outback Bowl and Iowa blew a late lead in a 20-17 loss in the Citrus Bowl, leaving Ohio State as the conference’s last hope of avoiding a .500 bowl season in the Rose Bowl against Utah. The Buckeyes did, outlasting Utah 48-45 on Saturday night.
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