ANAHEIM, Calif., Dec. 27, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Now that
Oregon and Florida State have won berths in the Rose Bowl Game
presented by Northwestern Mutual in Pasadena, what are they going to do next?
They're going to Disneyland Resort!
The teams will play in the 101st Rose Bowl Game on
January 1, 2015. But first they
will meet off the field for their first official pre-game
appearance, at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec.
27, in a ceremony at Disney California Adventure Park, in
Anaheim, Calif. The No. 2
CFP-ranked Oregon Ducks are champions of the Pac-12 Conference, and
the No. 3 CFP-ranked Florida State
Seminoles are champions of the ACC Conference.
Oregon head coach Mark Helfrich, Florida
State head coach Jimbo Fisher
and members of both teams are scheduled to appear in a ceremony
with Disneyland Resort President Michael
Colglazier and Mickey
Mouse. Among the Oregon players expected to appear are center
Hroniss Grasu, wide receiver Keanon
Lowe, quarterback Marcus
Mariota, offensive lineman Hamani
Stevens and outside linebacker Tony
Washington. Featured Florida State players scheduled
for the ceremony are kicker Roberto
Aguayo, defensive end Mario Edwards,
Jr., defensive tackle Eddie
Goldman, wide receiver Rashad
Greene and quarterback Jameis Winston.
Following the ceremony, each team will be invited to show their
"Disney Side," with opportunities to experience popular Disney
California Adventure attractions, including Radiator Springs Racers
in Cars Land and California Screamin'.
The 101st Rose Bowl game will be played in Pasadena on Thursday,
Jan. 1, 2015. This first-ever College Football
Playoff is broadcast on ESPN with back-to-back Semifinal Games
being played on New Year's Day.
The No. 2 Oregon Ducks take on the defending national champions,
the third ranked Florida State
Seminoles in the Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual at
5:00 PM/ET. Then at
8:30 PM/ET, the No. 1 ranked Alabama
Crimson Tide face the fourth ranked Ohio State Buckeyes in the
Allstate Sugar Bowl. The winners of these games face each
other in the National Championship on January 12 in Cowboys Stadium. Watch the
College Football Playoff National Championship on ESPN,
Monday, Jan. 12 at 8:30 PM/ET.
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