Wisconsin's Montee Ball assesses his Rose Bowl firsts and losses - latimes.com

Wisconsin's Montee Ball assesses his Rose Bowl firsts and losses - latimes.com: "Wisconsin running back Montee Ball had 100 yards rushing against Stanford on Tuesday, making him the first to gain 100 or more yards in three Rose Bowl games.

His 11-yard second-quarter touchdown run made him the only player to score a touchdown in three Rose Bowls.

But Ball could have done without another first . He became the first to gain 100 or more yards rushing and score a touchdown in three Rose Bowls and lose all three.

"Yeah, this is not the way I want to be remembered," Ball said. "I felt like I did a great job of leading the team through adversity this season and, in past seasons, a great job of capitalizing on big plays. This is a very unfortunate situation for us.""

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Stanford Holds off Wisconsin 20-14 in Rose Bowl - ABC News

Stanford Holds off Wisconsin 20-14 in Rose Bowl - ABC News: "Shayne Skov and Zach Ertz believe every game in Stanford's improbable football renaissance led the Cardinal to midfield at the Rose Bowl.

That's where Usua Amanam made the interception that stopped Wisconsin's final drive with 2:30 to play in a grind-it-out game. That's where Kevin Hogan grinned broadly as he took the final snap on Stanford's first Rose Bowl victory in 40 years.

And it's the spot where the once-struggling team from a school better known for brains than brawn raised the West Coast's most coveted trophy after a 20-14 victory over the Badgers on Tuesday night.

"There's a sense of accomplishment, because we got somewhere we hadn't been yet," said Skov, who made eight tackles while leading Stanford's second-half shutout. "If you looked at our goals at the beginning of the season, this was on top of the list, and we got it done. We're extremely satisfied.""

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