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CHICAGO -- The Big Ten hasn't officially announced its bowl lineup for 2014 and beyond, but the pieces are starting to take shape. Here's what we know so far: The Big Ten champion will be in the Rose Bowl unless the Rose Bowl is a national sem...

Before Wisconsin's recent run of Rose Bowls, the Badgers seemed to play postseason games in Florida every year. Their roster reveals a sizable contingent of players from the Sunshine State. The next step? A regular-season game in Florida. Wisco...

Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez says he has "moved on" from the Rose Bowl loss and from a tumultuous December that began with coach Bret Bielema leaving for Arkansas just three days after guiding the team to a Big Ten championship. Alvar...

As a pre-med student at Nebraska who earned academic honors from two separate conferences, Sean Fisher prepared himself well for life after football. Fisher will begin that phase of his life rather than return for a sixth season with the Huskers. ...

Wisconsin is expected to hire Andy Ludwig as its next offensive coordinator, according to a report in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Barry Alvarez's life has been just a little bit hectic in recent weeks. The Wisconsin athletic director has been searching for a new football coach while returning to his old job as Badgers' head football coach for the team's upcoming matchup against...

Barry Alvarez is enjoying the chance to return to the sideline where he enjoyed his greatest triumphs as Wisconsin's coach in the Rose Bowl. Alvarez stepped in after Bret Bielema's surprising departure to Arkansas earlier this month.

Our snapshots of each bowl game featuring a Big Ten team continues. ROSE BOWL GAME PRESENTED BY VIZIO Wisconsin (8-5) vs. Stanford (11-2) Where: Rose Bowl; Pasadena, Calif. When: Jan. 1, 5 p.m. ET (2 p.m. PT) TV: ESPN About Wisconsi...

Wisconsin running back Montee Ball talks about Rose Bowl preparations, Barry Alvarez's leadership and the hiring of new coach Gary Andersen....

Barry's back, and he's not working for free. Wisconsin's Barry Alvarez served as the school's athletic director and football coach from 2003-05 but earned just one salary. "No mas," Alvarez said after Friday's meeting with the school's athletic...

Barry Alvarez is returning to the sideline in a place where he had his biggest successes. The Wisconsin State Journal reports that Alvarez, Wisconsin's athletic director, will serve as the Badgers' head coach for the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1 against St...

In the most stunning coaching move of the silly season, Arkansas has hired Wisconsin's Bret Bielema as its next head coach, sources tell ESPN. Colleague Mark Schlabach reports that Bielema still wants to coach the Badgers in their upcoming Rose Bo...

INDIANAPOLIS -- A five-loss Wisconsin team that didn't win its division and, according to many, didn't belong in the Big Ten championship game dominated No. 12 Nebraska from the onset. The Badgers punched their ticket to the Rose Bowl for the third c...

Unlike the All-Big Ten picks, we hope the links are easier to digest. Wisconsin could be the Rose Bowl's first five-loss team, Todd Jones writes. The Badgers should have star LB Chris Borland in Indy. Bret Bielema considered going for two at the ...

At Ohio State, historic seasons are recorded in three ways. 1. Big Ten championships: the Buckeyes have won or shared 34 2. Rose Bowl championships: the Buckeyes have 7 3. National championships: the Buckeyes have 13 (including all selection...

This much is known: Some Big Ten team will show up in Pasadena on Jan. 1. Which team it will be remains to be seen, but Big Red could end up smelling the roses after its big home win against Michigan. Nebraska is back at the top of the bowl projec...