enn State has made only three
appearances in the Rose Bowl,
the game that introduced the
now-traditional postseason
hoopla to college football in 1902,
and that's why the induction of
Ki-Jana Carter into the Rose Bowl
Hall of Fame this year is so signi*cant.
No one understands the magnitude of his
selection more than Carter.
"I was shocked when told I was going
to be in the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame because
of what the Rose Bowl has meant through-
out its history," Carter said in a recent
telephone interview from Florida, where
he now lives. "It was unexpected, but I
was very happy. When you grow up in
Big Ten country as I did [in Columbus,
Ohio], the Rose Bowl is everything."
Although the Rose Bowl has been the
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Carter scored the first
time he touched the ball
against Oregon and went
on to finish the game
with 156 yards and three
touchdowns. He is set to
be inducted into the Rose
Bowl Hall of Fame
later this month.
BWI file photo
