Although Terrelle Pryor always has flash in his game, he went a little bit Hollywood this week.

While enjoying the sun and diversions of southern California, the Ohio State quarterback sometimes sported black-framed eyeglasses that don't contain prescription lenses.

Don't worry, Buckeyes fans: Pryor can see very clearly what must happen Friday for Ohio State (10-2) to end its three-game bowl skid against the high-flying Oregon Ducks in the Rose Bowl.

"We're going to have to score points, maybe a lot of points," Pryor said. "When you play a team that scores like Oregon, you've got to be ready to keep up. There could be a lot of points on that scoreboard."

Jeremiah Masoli is counting on it. The Oregon quarterback is the ringmaster of a spread offense that racked up more than 37 points and 424 yards per game this season while the No. 7 Ducks (10-2) ended USC's seven-year run atop the Pac-10. Oregon is in the Rose Bowl for the first time since 1995.

"To finally get back to the Rose Bowl satisfied a lot of wishes by a lot of people," Masoli said. "We had that as our goal from the first week of this year. Now that we're finally here, we want to prove to ourselves that we can keep it going, take that one last step."

The contrast of eighth-ranked Ohio State's traditional scarlet and gray against Oregon's latest ethereal uniform creation is just one intriguing aspect of the 96th Rose Bowl _ a matchup of strikingly dissimilar programs in Pasadena. The Buckeyes haven't been here since 1997.

Ohio State has thrived throughout the past decade under coach Jim Tressel, winning a national title and playing for two others with a regimented, smart approach. The Buckeyes' style, like their coach, tends to be conservative and predictable.

Although Oregon has a similarly solid foundation, it's best known for its novelties and a willingness to take risks, whether with a wide-open, spread-option offense or rookie coach Chip Kelly, who was an offensive coordinator at I-AA New Hampshire just three years ago.

"I want our players to savor the moment," Kelly said Thursday. "They've earned this opportunity, and I don't want to have them so focused so they're not even allowed to enjoy this. ... Our players, if you watch us play, we have fun. Our staff has fun, and this is what it's all about."

Even the five-time Big Ten champion Buckeyes' defense, which gave up just 12.2 points per game while posting three shutouts, seems eager to get its first live look at Oregon's offense. While Ohio State allowed just 11 touchdowns over its last 43 quarters, Oregon's offense scored the same number of TDs in the past 10 quarters.