Madison – Wisconsin is heading west for its bowl game, to face a Pacific-12 power.
Badgers fans should be intrigued, even if they won't be treated to the sight of the sun setting on the San Gabriel Mountains overlooking the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif.
UW (9-3) on Sunday accepted an invitation to play in the Holiday Bowl on Dec. 30 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego. The Badgers, who moved up two spots to No. 23 in both the Associated Press poll and the coaches' poll on Sunday, will face South Division champion USC (8-5).