Rose Bowl Game Relocated to Texas Due to COVID-19

An aerial view prior to the 2017 Rose Bowl Game between the USC Trojans and the Penn State Nittany Lions at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., on Jan. 2, 2017. Photo by Tournament of Roses-Pool/Getty Images

PASADENA, Calif. (CNS)—The 2021 Rose Bowl game has been relocated from Pasadena to Texas, leaving Southern California without its signature New Year’s sporting event for the first time since 1942.

Officials announced Dec. 19 that the game—a College Football Playoff (CFP) semifinal—will played at AT&T Stadium in Dallas on Jan. 1, 2021.