Stanford, Nebraska on Rose Bowl collision course
If they can win their respective conference championship games, the Cornhuskers and Cardinal will head to Pasadena on New Year's Day.
If they can win their respective conference championship games, the Cornhuskers and Cardinal will head to Pasadena on New Year's Day.
Stanford's 35-17 win over the Bruins on Saturday at the Rose Bowl clinched the Pac-12 North Division for the Cardinal, who will host UCLA on Friday in Palo Alto.
UCLA is guaranteed to play for the Pac-12 Championship on the road thanks to Oregon's victory over Oregon State. If Stanford wins on Saturday night, the Bruins will face the Cardinal for the title. If UCLA wins, they get Oregon on the road.
One spot in the 2013 Rose Bowl will be at stake when the Nebraska Cornhuskers and Wisconsin Badgers square off on Dec. 1 in the Big Ten Championship Game.
The Bruins are in the Pac-12 Championship Game for the second straight season, and Saturday's results will determine whether UCLA will battle Stanford or Oregon, and where, for the conference crown.
The Oregon Ducks and Nebraska Cornhuskers could be headed to Pasadena if one prediction comes true.
The Cornhuskers and Cardinal look primed for a Rose Bowl meeting in Pasadena in 2013.
UCLA will battle either the Ducks or Cardinal in the Pac-12 Championship Game on Friday, Nov. 30.
Saturday features the top two teams in each Pac-12 division facing off at the location of the division leader, with UCLA hosting USC and Oregon hosting Stanford.
Though USC and UCLA are not exactly playing for the Rose Bowl (but rather the right to play for the Rose Bowl), Saturday's game is their most meaningful matchup for both teams in 19 seasons.