PASADENA — Garrett DiGiorgio high-fived Bruin football fans above the Rose Bowl’s tunnel on his way to the locker room.

The redshirt senior offensive lineman appeared cheery, smiling, even after a heavy defeat to Washington. It was his last moments at the Rose Bowl — savoring every last bit of oxygen from Pasadena before returning to Westwood Village.

“Win or loss, the last five years for me have been amazing, super grateful to be at this university and to be able to play in the historic Rose Bowl,” DiGiorgio said. “Definitely a high emotional game just afterwards, too — I had a lot of family out here. So it’s good having people support me through the last game here.”

Athletic director Martin Jarmond greeted every player and coach coming off the field, similarly to how he had provided g

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