New Year’s Six Bowl Projections 2018: Week 2 sees new face in the Rose Bowl

Rose Bowl Game – Wisconsin Badgers vs Stanford Cardinal

The Stanford Cardinal came away with a big win over the USC Trojans on Saturday. With this win, it moved them on our list not only as a NY6 Bowl team but the Pac-12 Champion. With their stingy defense, dominant offensive line and Bryce Love, the Cardinal are putting the rest of the nation on notice that they are for real this year.

Five of Stanford’s next seven games are against teams currently ranked in the AP Top 25. A gauntlet to get through but their performance on Saturday shows that they’re up to the task.

The Wisconsin Badgers are the Stanford Cardinal of the Big Ten: A Great defense, a big offensive line and have one of the nation’s best running backs. The Badgers have yet to play a worthy opponent but have done what is expected of them through the first two weeks.  BYU should be no trouble for the Badgers, as they remain the favorite behind the Ohio State Buckeyes to win the Big Ten Championship.