The National Funding Holiday Bowl will pair USC (8-5) and Wisconsin (9-3) for the seventh time overall, but just the first since 1966. The Trojans are 6-0 all time against the Badgers, which includes a pair of Rose Bowl wins in 1952 and 1962.
Here are three reasons to watch.
Postseason streaks: The Trojans have been one of the better bowl teams (when they were eligible) the past few years. USC has won six of its past seven bowl games -- including a win in the Holiday Bowl last year over Nebraska. Wisconsin has gone the other direction.