Rose, Sugar will host 1st semifinals in playoff
The first semifinal games in the new college football playoff system will be played in the Rose Bowl and the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1, 2015. The BCS ...

BCS Championship: Tale of the tape
Everything about the BCS championship between No. 1 Notre Dame and No. 2 Alabama seems larger than life. Not only do these schools stand among the ...

Championship classic: Notre Dame vs Alabama
At a time when college football was generally considered the domain of eastern blue bloods, Notre Dame and Alabama were upstart teams that gave blue ...

Stanford holds off Wisconsin 20-14 in Rose Bowl
Andrew Luck, Toby Gerhart and coach Jim Harbaugh started Stanford's improbable football renaissance, yet they never stood in the center of the Rose ...

Column: Badgers make best of a bad situation
Loyalty being what it is these days in college football, you didn't know whether to be happy or sad to see Barry Alvarez back on the Wisconsin ...

Andersen will take back seat during Rose Bowl
Gary Andersen doesn't mind taking a back seat with his new team when it comes to the Rose Bowl. Andersen was formally introduced Friday as the new ...

It's official, Andersen is new Wisconsin coach
Several schools tried to lure Gary Andersen away from Utah State. Wisconsin finally got him. Andersen was officially hired as the Badgers' new coach ...
Beck: Huskers to be in trouble if heads not right
Nebraska is still smarting from that 39-point loss to Wisconsin in the Big Ten championship game, and few people outside the state believe the No.

Big Ten teams all underdogs in bowl season
The Big Ten spent much of the year as a national punch line. It might get worse during bowl season. The Big Ten could only fill seven of its eight ...

Wisconsin turns to former coach for the Rose Bowl
When Wisconsin linebacker Mike Taylor was a kid, he used to watch the Badgers and dream of playing for Barry Alvarez. He's finally getting his wish.

Blockbuster BCS main event, with iffy undercard
The penultimate Bowl Championship Series gave college football a national championship matchup low on controversy and loaded with star power. No.

BCS bonanza: Alabama vs. Notre Dame
Alabama vs. Notre Dame. The BCS championship game couldn't get much bigger. The Crimson Tide locked up a spot in the title game in Miami on Jan.

Ball helps Badgers rush past No. 14 Nebraska 70-31
Montee Ball and Wisconsin are heading back to the Rose Bowl after an overwhelming performance the Badgers hope will make people forget they finished ...

Stanford tops UCLA for Pac-12 crown, Rose Bowl bid
After the final whistle blew, Stanford coach David Shaw lifted his arms in triumph. His players paraded around the field, and students came down from ...

Hogan leads Stanford past UCLA 27-24 to win Pac-12
Kevin Hogan has taken Stanford to a place Andrew Luck never could. With the NFL's No. 1 overall draft pick and an elite class of seniors gone, a ...

Badgers, No. 14 Huskers know all about close games
The courses for the Big Ten championship game opponents were set when they met in late September. Nebraska came back from a 17-point, third-quarter ...

Notre Dame is 1 and waiting for SEC to play out
Breaking down the AP college football poll after Week 13 of the regular season. ___ MAKING A STATEMENT Notre Dame is No. 1 in The Associated Press Top ...