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.