Jan 2 - By Ralph D. Russo, AP College Football Writer
With perfect records and plenty of All-Americans, No. 1 Alabama and No. 2 Texas showed few flaws on their way to the BCS national championship game on Jan. 7 in the Rose Bowl.

Dec 31 - By Greg Beacham, AP Sports Writer
Terrelle Pryor jumped on a golf cart and rode up the Rose Bowl tunnel in his grass-stained uniform, heading out to pick up a trophy. A clutch of departing Ohio State fans caught sight of his No. 2 jersey and let loose the sort of wild cheer Pryor always imagined would be the soundtrack to his career.

Dec 6 - By Greg Beacham, AP Sports Writer
Ohio State and Oregon had their New Year's Day plans firmed up several days before the BCS got around to making it official.
Dec 6 - By The Associated Press
Wyoming vs. Fresno State in New Mexico Bowl at Albuquerque, 4:30 p.m., ESPNRutgers vs. Central Florida in St. Petersburg Bowl, 8 p.m., ESPN
Middle Tennessee State vs. Southern Miss in New Orleans Bowl, 8:15 p.m., ESPN
BYU vs. Oregon State in Las Vegas Bowl, 8 p.m., ESPN
Utah vs. California in Poinsettia Bowl at San Diego, 8 p.m., ESPN
Nevada vs. SMU in Hawaii Bowl at Honolulu, 8 p.m., ESPN
Marshall vs. Ohio in Little Caesars Pizza Bowl at Detroit, 1 p.m., ESPN North Carolina vs. Pittsburgh in Meineke Car Care Bowl at Charlotte, N.C., 4:30 p.m., ESPN USC vs. Boston College in Emerald Bowl at San Francisco, 8 p.m., ESPN
Kentucky vs. Clemson in Music City Bowl at Nashville, Tenn., 8:15 p.m., ESPN
Georgia vs. Texas A&M in Independence Bowl at Shreveport, La., 5 p.m., ESPN
Temple vs. Army or UCLA in EagleBank Bowl at Washington D.C., 4:30 p.m., ESPNMiami vs. Wisconsin in Champs Sports Bowl at Orlando, Fla., 8 p.m., ESPN
Idaho vs. Bowling Green in Roady's Humanitarian Bowl at Boise, Idaho, 4:30 p.

Dec 5 - By Ralph D. Russo, AP College Football Writer
Texas vs. Alabama for the national championship. And let the complaining by TCU and Cincinnati — even Boise State — begin.

Dec 4 - By Anne M. Peterson, AP Sports Writer
LeGarrette Blount's last game for Oregon ended with a punch. His latest ended with roses.

Dec 3 - By Anne M. Peterson, AP Sports Writer
Oregon's thorny start has come up roses.

Nov 21 - By Andrew Bagnato, AP College Football Writer
Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Masoli watched as red-clad Arizona students ringed the sidelines as time ticked down, ready to rush the field.

Nov 21 - By Josh Dubow, AP Sports Writer
The California players listened quietly all week to the pregame talk about how powerful Stanford had a chance to go to the Rose Bowl.

Nov 21 - By Nicholas K. Geranios, Associated Press Writer
Oregon State needed a win at Washington State to keep its Rose Bowl hopes alive, and made sure that would happen right from the start.

Nov 20 - By Tim Martin, Associated Press Writer
Daryll Clark passed for 310 yards and four touchdowns as No. 13 Penn State wrapped up its regular season with a 42-14 victory at Michigan State on Saturday.

Nov 14 - By Associated Press
Jacquizz Rodgers ran for 159 yards, Sean Canfield threw for four touchdowns and Oregon State kept its Rose Bowl hopes alive with an 48-21 win over Washington on Saturday.

Nov 14 - By Rusty Miller, AP Sports Writer
The oldest of the Buckeyes sent Ohio State back to the Granddaddy of all bowls.
Oct 31 - By Associated Press
Forest Evashevski, the former Michigan football star coached Iowa to two Rose Bowl victories in the 1950s, has died. He was 91.

Oct 22 - By Tim Booth, AP Sports Writer
Peter Vagenas was a 20-year-old "kid" sitting in the seats at the Rose Bowl when the expansion Chicago Fire won the 1998 MLS Cup.

Oct 4 - By Ralph D. Russo, AP College Football Writer
Florida romps and Alabama rolls and already fans in Southeastern Conference country are wondering if it's even necessary to hold a national championship game at the Rose Bowl in January. Won't the SEC title tilt in Atlanta be enough to settle that issue?
Sep 5 - By John Tamanaha, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
The Crimson Tide’s version of 13-0 looks considerably different than the one the Longhorns have on display.

Sep 3 - By Associated Press
UCLA will go ahead with its season-opening game against San Diego State at the Rose Bowl on Saturday despite the wildfire in the nearby San Gabriel Mountains.
Sep 3 - By Associated Press
UCLA plans to play its scheduled game against San Diego State at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Saturday despite the giant wildfire burning to the north in the Angeles National Forest.
Aug 31 - By Greg Beacham, AP Sports Writer
UCLA plans to play its football season opener while monitoring the wildfires in the Los Angeles hills above the Rose Bowl.
Jul 31 - By Associated Press
The Los Angeles Galaxy will play FC Barcelona on Saturday night at the Rose Bowl in an exhibition that will answer two questions.
Jul 30 - By Associated Press
David Beckham hopes that a minor back injury will not prevent him from playing in the Los Angeles Galaxy's exhibition against FC Barcelona on Saturday night at the Rose Bowl.
Jul 27 - By Associated Press
Some tweaking to the Bowl Championship Series rules gives greater access to the Rose Bowl to teams outside the six conferences with automatic BCS bids — such as Utah.
Jun 12 - By Associated Press
The Rose Bowl will be televised on ESPN beginning in January 2011, giving the network broadcast rights to all Bowl Championship Series games.

Jan 6 - By John Walters, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
Back in the mid-1990s Gary Barnett led Northwestern to its first Rose Bowl appearance since, well, Chicago was considered northwestern. At the time, Barnett was relatively young and unquestionably dynamic, and so he became a coveted attraction on the banquet circuit.