Complex sentence: This game was significant in the BCS Bowl Line-up, as tather than being matched with the Buckeyes in the championship game, the Wolverines were matched in the Rose Bowl a record seventh time with the USC Trojans.
Split into simpler sentences: This game was significant in the BCS Bowl Line-up. Rather than being matched with the Buckeyes in the championship game, the Wolverines were matched in the Rose Bowl a record seventh time with the USC Trojans.