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,

The Buckeye quarterback threw for three touchdowns and led OSU to a blowout win over the only undefeated team in the country. That wasn't enough to get onto the stage

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 Ohio State quarterback experienced a bittersweet moment after leading his team to a historic victory against Oregon.

Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback Will Howard had his team rolling easily against the number one seed in the College Football Playoffs. The Ohio State senior threw for 319 yards to lead an OSU offense to a 41-21 victory.

Will Howard and the Ohio State Buckeyes topped the Oregon Ducks, 41-21, at the Rose Bowl on Wednesday afternoon. Ohio State was led by its senior transfer quarterback, who threw for more than 300 yards and three touchdowns in the blowout win.