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It's official: Penn State vs. USC in Rose Bowl

It's official: Penn State vs. USC in Rose Bowl

The Rose Bowl is getting a dream matchup.

Penn State and Southern California, among a handful of one-loss teams deprived of a shot at playing for the national championship, will instead meet in Pasadena on New Year's Day.

The pairings for the five Bowl Championship Series games were announced tonight.

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The Nittany Lions and Trojans are both 11-1.

Penn State clinched its trip to Pasadena Nov. 22 and earned a share of the Big Ten Conference title by beating Michigan State. USC beat rival UCLA Saturday to wrap up its seventh consecutive Pac-10 crown and advance to the Rose Bowl for the fourth consecutive year.

First Published: December 8, 2008, 1:00 a.m.

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