Almost every football expert expects Stanford to defeat Wisconsin on New Year's Day.

Barry Alvarez didn't think he would coach again, and he is thrilled to have the chance in the Rose Bowl.

The Badgers grabbed their second-straight Lawry's Beef Bowl this week.

While the Cardinal are preparing to win the game, Stanford is also having some fun in the leadup to the 2013 Rose Bowl.

Some people get socks for Christmas. Others get to come out of retirement to coach in college football's biggest games.

Mayor Yiaway Yeh of Palo Alto, Calif., and mayor Paul Soglin of Madison, Wis., have a bet riding on the 2013 Rose Bowl between the Stanford Cardinal and Wisconsin Badgers.

The annual Lawry's Beef Bowl will begin Wednesday with Wisconsin and Stanford competing to eat a lot of meat.

Wisconsin AD Barry Alvarez has embraced his role as interim head coach while he searches for the program's next leader.

Brent Musburger and Kirk Herbstreit call their seventh straight Rose Bowl for ESPN on New Year's Day.

The Cardinal are early favorites to win the Rose Bowl over Wisconsin.