From newarena.com
This should be a highly interesting game. Before you think Ohio State will destroy Utah, you may want to look at the numbers. Ohio State lost to Oregon at home — whereas Utah is coming off two-straight efforts in which the Utes dominated the Ducks. Utah is nasty up front, and has a very strong running game led by both QB Cam Rising and JUCO RB transfer Tavion Thomas.
Ohio State has the advantage at the skill spots — though we don’t know yet whether Chris Olave and Garrett Wilson will actually play (or sit out for the NFL Draft). Utah is very similar to Michigan in all aspects. We saw how the Wolverines physically punished the Buckeyes up front. The Utes are motivated to showcase themselves in front of the nation in the Rose Bowl. As such, Utah will pull the upset.
Prediction: Utah