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What color jersey will Georgia wear at 2018 Rose Bowl?

The Rose Bowl, the "granddaddy of them all." The nation's oldest bowl game was first played on Jan. 1, 1902. The game was started as the centerpiece to the "Tournament of Roses" parade in Pasadena, Calif. It became an annual contest in 1916, while the Rose Bowl stadium opened in 1922. The game originally hosted the Pacific Coast conference champion (now Pac-12) vs. an opponent with a winning record. In 1929, Cal's Roy "Wrong Way" Riegels earned his nickname at the Rose Bowl, picking up a Georgia Tech fumb
By AJC Sports
Dec 14, 2017

Second-ranked Oklahoma will be the home team when it faces No. 3 Georgia in the 2018 Rose Bowl Jan. 1, 2018, in the College Football Playoff semifinal in Pasadena, Calif.

The Bulldogs, as the lower-seeded team, are considered the road team an will wear white jerseys.

The Sooners will wear their crimson home jerseys.

Oklahoma will occupy the west sideline (on the press box side) and have their colors painted in the north end zone. Georgia will occupy the east sideline and have their colors painted in the south end zone.

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