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Wisconsin turns to former coach for the Rose Bowl

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Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez speaks Thursday at a news conference in Madison. Alvarez announced that he will coach the team in this year's Rose Bowl NCAA college football game, replacing former football coach Bret Bielema who took a job as head coach at Arkansas.

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Wisconsin is going retro for the Rose Bowl. Left without a coach when Bret Bielema bolted for Arkansas, the Badgers asked former coach and current athletic director Barry Alvarez to lead them when they face No. 8 Stanford on New Year's Day. "We wouldn't want anyone else but coach Alvarez to coach us in this game," linebacker Mike Taylor said Thursday.