re: This will be Alabama's first appearance in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena since 1946...

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This will be Alabama's first appearance in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena since 1946...

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Alabama was not allowed to be invited to the Rose Bowl for many years because the university would not accept black students or black players.

That’s why the Rose Bowl became a Pac-10 vs. Big Ten game because those were the only two major football conferences which allowed black players to be on their roster.