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PASADENA, Calif. -- After he'd finished all his Rose Bowl postgame media obligations, Barry Alvarez took one last stroll through the Wisconsin locker room to talk to some players. He embraced redshirt freshman Derek Watt and told him, "You're going t...

PASADENA, Calif. -- The Hollywood ending was all set up. Wisconsin, the underdog in the Rose Bowl Game presented by Vizio, would reverse its recent history here under the steady guidance of the old pro who'd come out of retirement for one last assign...

USC has had the Sun Bowl blues, as it has lost its only two trips to El Paso, falling to Michigan State in 1990 and TCU in 1998.

Story | Conversation | December 13, 2012

UTEP coach Mike Price is retiring after a 31-year career notable for two Rose Bowl bids at Washington State and a drinking binge that cost him the Alabama job before he ever coached a game for the Crimson Tide.

It's mail time. Let's see what's on your minds this week. Matt T. from Des Moines writes: Your bold prediction was that Michigan goes to the Rose Bowl. I'm not going to sit here and say Iowa will go, or any team in a shaky, unpredictable Legends D...

FORT WORTH, Texas -- Early in Tuesday's practice under an overcast sky, a fitting anthem blared. "You know where you are?" screeched Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose. "You're in the jungle, baby." Nevermind that the song's next line prophesied d...

Just when I thought I'd seen it all, I'm reminded that I haven't seen anything yet. Texas A&M's chief financial officer took to the popular Texas A&M message board, TexAgs.com, and criticized university president R. Bowen Loftin, who rose ...

Often times, players won't want to watch replays of particularly stomach-churning losses. They'd rather burn the tape and not dwell on the pain. Wisconsin's Aaron Henry is different. He estimates he has watched the film of the Badgers' 21-19 Rose ...

Wisconsin safety Aaron Henry talks about taking a primary leadership role in 2011, rebuilding the D, the Rose Bowl loss fueling the spring fire and more....

If you haven't done so already, make sure to check out colleague Ivan Maisel's column on TCU trying to follow up its Rose Bowl championship. The Horned Frogs will be in the Big East in 2012, so you'd better get to know them. This is also an intere...

There's a 2010 Rose Bowl rematch between the Oregon Duck and Brutus the Buckeye in the Capital One mascot challenge quarterfinals! You can vote here. You'd think all those push-ups the Duck has done this year should pay off....

Jeremiah Masoli finished last season at the Rose Bowl, already bestowed with Heisman Trophy buzz. Most agreed he had the potential to do something special at Oregon this season.

Key to the Texas-Alabama matchup in the BCS title game starts in the trenches.

PASADENA, Calif. -- Oregon defensive tackle Brandon Bair said this week if the Ducks could force Ohio State to pass, they'd be in good shape. Turns out, Ohio State was more than willing to air it out on its first possession of the Rose Bowl Game p...

Not only is Ohio State playing Oregon on Friday, but the Buckeyes are playing for Big Ten pride.

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