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What One Girl Will Do to Snag a Cowboy by EBONY MARCH In cinema, there have been some truly historical young girls. Tatum O’Neal won an Academy Award for Paper Moon when she was just 10 years old. Anna Paquin won the Oscar for The Piano at the tender age of 11. Now, another young girl has taken Hollywood by storm, begging the question: Will the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences make it a hat trick? Actress Hailee Steinfeld plays Mattie. This determined young woman sees her beloved father murdered by a bandit named Tom Chaney (Josh Brolin) and seeks revenge by hiring a drunken, curmudgeonly U.S. Marshal (Jeff Bridges) to bring the killer to justice. Why him of all people? Well, Mattie is looking for a man – as she puts it – with “true grit.” Steinfeld in this role isn’t just brilliant for a teenager (She was a mere 13 years old during production and celebrated her 14th birthday just weeks before True Grit’s release.), but she flawlessly holds her own against two Oscar winners and a slew of other legendary talents. The Coen brothers, who bring their dynamic sense of quirk and violence to the big screen, launched an exhaustive nationwide search to find a young woman who could breathe life into Mattie. She would need to have the girth to play a 13-going-on-30 child. She would also need equestrian experience. However, they

Campus Circle > Film > Interviews needn’t look any further than right in their own backyards; Steinfeld was discovered in Southern California. She even did her own stunts. “The horseback riding was fun. I used to ride English a few years ago,” she admits. True Grit is action packed and filled with a surprising number of comedic moments. The humor is so strong that it has some wondering if the movie is a drama or in fact, a dark comedy. However, as the name indicates, it’s a story about tough guys. In order to assimilate, Steinfeld would need to thoroughly learn to assimilate into the character’s world. “I had to learn how to shoot a gun and roll a cigarette,” she says. “Those are the two main things I had to learn.” She also had to perfect her accent. Mattie is a young woman from the Deep South during the late 1800s. Not only would Steinfeld need to learn the cadence of her character’s speech, she would have to assimilate into that particular time frame, leaving her inner California girl behind. “When I first got the script, that was the first thing I really had to work on,” she admits. That layer of authenticity was something that the Coen brothers demanded from the start. Unlike the 1969 version of True Grit (starring macho man John Wayne), this film would be more heavily based on the book of the same name written by Charles Portis. The directors also focused on a specific tone for the film. Joel Coen calls it “young adultadventure fiction.” This lightness of spirit was not lost on the cast, Steinfeld in particular. Bonding with her co-stars came naturally. She and Brolin were at ease with each other within moments of becoming acquainted. “Fifteen minutes after I met [him], [he] was on top of me with a knife to my neck, so that was interesting,” says the teen.

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A Small Child and Big Change at Chateau Marmont by sasha perl-raver Sofia Coppola loves stories of atmos– epheric ennui. A director of tone poems rather than straight narrative films, her latest offering, Somewhere, delves into the tormented soul of Johnny Marco, a hard-partying actor (Stephen Dorff) holed up in L.A.’s legendary Chateau Marmont. Adrift in a world of empty adulation, he begins to reassess his life after an unexpected visit from his 11-year-old daughter (Elle Fanning). The movie won Coppola the top honor at the Venice Film Festival, the Golden Lion, earlier this year, making her the first American woman (and only the fourth American filmmaker) to earn the prize, leading many to believe an Oscar could be next. Speaking with Coppola at the Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles, a venue she used in her film for a fictional press day, the director is a sea of quiet calm in the middle of a media maelstrom. Wearing a navy and forest green plaid shirt and black skinny jeans, loose shoulder-length brown hair tucked behind her ears and a thin gold wedding band glinting from her finger (She married Phoenix frontman Thomas Mars in December 2009, and the band’s music serves as the film’s soundtrack.), Coppola says she wanted the film to follow in the footsteps of “Shampoo and American Gigolo. I wanted to do like an L.A. movie of today.”

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Jeff Bridges and Hailee Steinfeld in True Grit As for Bridges who steps into the classic role of Rooster Cogburn, he feels that Mattie’s quest is one that we all face at some point in our lives. “True grit, as I see it, is seeing one thing through to the end,” he says. Will Bridges and his co-stars see True Grit through to the end (as a possible film franchise)? Well, anything is possible. There are already talks of a sequel to the film entitled Rooster Cogburn. The original version of that film is also deeply cherished and widely renowned as one of the better westerns ever filmed. But until these accolades can find their way back to Bridges and Matt Damon, Steinfeld will be content to enjoy her sure and sudden rise to the top. After all, it’s not every day that a Cinderella story finds its way into the Wild, Wild West. True Grit releases in theaters Dec. 22.

Campus Circle > Film > Interviews That meant incorporating a number of driving shots, palm trees, mini-malls, harsher bright lighting and a 1990s, Helmut Newton version of the Chateau, before it got Lohaned and became a paparazzi mecca. “When I was writing, I was thinking about when I’d spend time there when I was in my 20s,” Coppola says, her quiet, deliberate speech lulling the room into an easy silence. “I feel like in a lot of ways it hasn’t changed, but there weren’t weekly tabloid magazines and so people didn’t go there to be photographed and stuff. I think of the Chateau Marmont as being this iconic Hollywood place with so many interesting people staying there and lots of stories. It has this decadent feel.” In an effort to fully embody his character, Dorff moved into the hotel and lived whatever experience the script called for leading into the next shoot day. “He stayed in a room, the same room that we shot in just a floor up, so he was in character the whole time,” Coppola smiles. “It was funny, in the morning he’d come to set and tell me all the Johnny Marco moments that he was living in the hotel. He would stay up late and be kind of trashed in the scenes that we needed him to be. But then, as he evolves, he’s fresher and you can really see it.” Coppola says while writing Somewhere, Dorff sprang to mind. “I knew him a little over the years, and I just thought that he would be the right guy for this part. He’s such a great actor, but we haven’t seen the more sensitive side to him. I also knew from life that he’s such a sweet guy and the character is so flawed that he could be unlikable. It needed someone with a lot of heart to make you want to watch him for a whole movie.” As for Fanning, Coppola says Elle came in during casting and, instantly, “I was taken with her.”

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Director Sofia Coppola on the set of Somewhere Asked if she felt the need to direct a child actor any differently than an adult, Coppola shakes her head and replies, “I don’t think so. I think with actors, you want to be sensitive to them because you’re asking them to be vulnerable, and she’s smart so I never felt that she was a kid. I guess you’re aware. You don’t want people to be talking about something inappropriate around an 11-year-old, so I felt protective, but I felt protective of Stephen and all my actors.” When the subject of the film’s quiet sense of internal struggle as opposed to overt conflict is raised, Coppola offers a happy nod of the head and says, “A lot of times in movies it takes a big, dramatic event, like a disaster, being held hostage, for the character to change, and I feel like in life that there are moments that seem like small things that strike you and motivate you to change.” Somewhere releases in select theaters Dec. 22.

Become a CAMPUS CIRCLE Fan on Facebook http://bit.ly/dhFhEE MOVIEREVIEWS The Illusionist (Sony Pictures Classics) Beautifully composed and incredibly moving, director Sylvain Chomet (The Triplets of Belleville) takes animation to a new level through sublime simplicity in The Illusionist, a bittersweet, melancholy tale about a sleight-of-hand illusionist at the end of the vaudeville era, as the performers find themselves becoming obsolete. If there was ever a filmmaker to make the case for a return to silent cinema, it’s Chomet, who adapted the screenplay, which is almost dialogue-less but still stunningly evocative, from one originally written by mime/filmmaker Jacques Tati. There’s been a flurry of controversy surrounding the film, with a number of conflicting reports over its inspiration. Many claim it was written as Tati’s attempt to reconcile with his eldest daughter, Helga Marie-Jeanne Schiel, a child he abandoned, with some speculating that it was inspired by his shame and remains the only public recognition of her existence. The Illusionist, or L’Illusioniste in Tati and Chomet’s native tongue, is such intimate, delicate filmmaking, it makes Pixar fare look downright garish. Hand animated, the film follows a silver-haired magician whose tricks have grown dusty and quaint, whose rabbit has diva tendencies and whose appeal is quickly evaporating in a world where pop rock is emerging. But when the Illusionist travels to a remote island off the coast of Scotland to perform in a small village pub, he meets Alice, a young girl dazzled by his magical powers, especially when he produces a new pair of shoes for her. Though they don’t speak the same language and have little in common, they forge a tender father-daughter relationship when Alice stows away in his luggage and finds herself in Edinburgh, at a hotel for vaudeville performers, and receiving more and more “magical” gifts procured by the Illusionist not by magic, but by toiling at a series of soul-sucking jobs. Using music and gentle touches of character instead of eruptions of dialogue, the story unfolds visually, with each slumping shoulder or raised eyebrow conveying what some actors couldn’t articulate in a lifetime. Every frame of The Illusionist feels personal and familiar but somehow transportive as well. With 3-D and computer animation the idea is supposedly to create a more “immersive” experience, but The Illusionist is one of the most disarmingly engrossing films of the year. Grade: A —Sasha Perl-Raver The Illusionist releases in select theaters Dec. 25.

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TOP 10 MOST ANTICIPATED FILMS of 2011 by zach hines It’s time yet again for my eagerly anti– cipated, widely respected, popularly demanded, compulsively obsessed over annual list of films coming out next year that I’m most excited about. OK, maybe it’s none of those things, but nonetheless, what follows are the films in order of release coming out in 2011 that I’m dying to see.

Rango (Paramount) This computer-animated film, directed by Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski and featuring the voice talent of Johnny Depp, is about a timid chameleon trying to be a hero in a Wild West town full of creepy critters. Everyone knows I’m a big Pirates fan, and I’m excited to see Verbinski go beyond those films and craft something original. Sucker Punch (Warner Bros. Pictures) Zack Snyder is a great stylist, and up until now he’s directed one remake and three adaptations. Sucker Punch marks his first original film that he has also written. The story has something to do with a mental institution and the female patients using their imaginations to escape. If you watch the trailer you’ll probably feel like you just had an acid flashback. Based on how many scantily clad, halfnaked women are in the trailer, I can tell that Snyder and I think alike.

Stepping into the director’s chair is Rob Marshall (Chicago, Memoirs of a Geisha). This installment sees Captain Jack Sparrow going after the fountain of youth. I loved the last two films, and I hope Stranger Tides holds up with the rest of them.

The Tree of Life (Fox Searchlight) Between 1973 and today, director Terrence Malick has made five films. He’s not exactly cranking them out. He’s like that quiet guy who never speaks, but when he does, you better listen because it’s going to be profound. And so does it appear to be with his new film starring Brad Pitt and Sean Penn. Very little is known at the moment about the plot aside from that it focuses around a family living in the 1950s, but I dare you to look at the trailer and tell me you don’t want to see it. Besides, any film where Brad Pitt’s son grows up to be Sean Penn is worth the price of admission.

Super 8 (Paramount) J.J. Abrams is a creative genius. He’s one of those filmmakers that really has a great instinct for mystery and intrigue. Most of the time a film’s marketing campaign tells you everything about the movie and kills any chance of discovery, but Abrams can get away with keeping a film’s plot secret, so all we really know about Super 8 so far is that it takes place in the late ’70s and has to do with aliens. I’m in, J.J. I’m in.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (Warner Bros.) I haven’t read the Harry Potter books yet so I can’t really comment on how faithful the films are as adaptations. All I know is that I was not mad at all during Deathly Hallows: Part 1. Considering Part 1 ends on a big cliffhanger, you know damn well I want to know how it all finishes.

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Cowboys & Aliens (Universal) Coming off of two Iron Man films back to back, Jon Favreau directs this comic book adaptation starring Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford. I believe the title says it all. I’m a sucker for genre mash-ups, but I’m an even bigger sucker for westerns. Plus, Daniel Craig is bringing all his Bond coolness with him.

(Disney) After completing a trilogy of Pirates films, Gore Verbinski understandably decided to part ways with the franchise.

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2010, but the film got pushed back to 2011. In 1998, Terry Gilliam directed the long-awaited film adaptation of the late great gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson’s infamous book Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas starring Johnny Depp as Thompson’s self-inspired doppelgänger Raoul Duke and Benicio Del Toro as Dr. Gonzo. Aside from being one of my favorite films of all time, it’s one of the best adaptations of a book I’ve ever seen. Depp’s performance is the stuff true acting is all about, and now we’re going to get to see him revisit the character in an adaptation of another one of Thompson’s books. While Gilliam is not directing this one, I’m looking forward to seeing a new take on Thompson’s work by director Bruce Robinson, and a new take on the character by Depp.

Hugo Cabret (Columbia) Martin Scorsese is stepping out of his comfort zone and directing this film based on a children’s book titled The Invention of Hugo Cabret. Filmmakers stepping out of their comfort zones can be great and not so great, but master craftsmen like Scorsese usually pull it off. The story is about an orphan boy living a secret life in the walls of a Paris train station. What is also cool about this is it is Scorsese’s first film shot in 3-D. I’m not crazy about the whole 3-D thing, but again, when a guy like Marty tries something different you know it’s going to be worthwhile. The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (Paramount) When I was a kid I religiously read the Tintin comics. It was only going to be a matter of time before someone attempted to make a film based on the property, and that “someone” in this case is Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson. That’s a dream team-up right there – like Batman and Superman joining forces. Instead of live action, the film is being done motion capture animation “Zemeckis style” like The Polar Express, Beowulf and A Christmas Carol. Spielberg directed this one with Jackson producing, and I know their plan is to make a couple more with Jackson directing the next one. If this goes down the way it should, we just might see the next great film franchise take shape. Send feedback to screenshots@campuscircle.net.

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BOWL GUIDE DEC. 22 Maaco Las Vegas Bowl: No. 19 Utah (10-2) vs. No. 10 Boise State (11-1) @ Sam Boyd Stadium

DEC. 23

Campus Circle > Sports > Football Insight Bowl: No. 12 Missouri (10-2) vs. Iowa (7-5) @ Sun Devil Stadium

DEC. 29 Military Bowl Presented by Northrop Grumman: East Carolina (6-6) vs. Maryland (8-4) @ RFK Stadium Texas Bowl: Illinois (6-6) vs. Baylor (7-5) @ Reliant Stadium

San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl: Navy (9-3) vs. San Diego State (8-4) @ Qualcomm Stadium

Valero Alamo Bowl: No. 14 Oklahoma State (10-2) vs. Arizona (7-5) @ Alamodome

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DEC. 30

Sheraton Hawaii Bowl: No. 24 Hawaii (10-3) vs. Tulsa (9-3) @ Aloha Stadium

Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl: Army (66) vs. SMU (7-6) @ Gerald Ford Stadium

DEC. 26

New Era Pinstripe Bowl: Kansas State (7-5) vs. Syracuse (7-5) @ Yankee Stadium

Little Caesars Pizza Bowl: Florida International (6-6) vs. Toledo (8-4) @ Ford Field

DEC. 27 AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl: Air Force (8-4) vs. Georgia Tech (6-6) @ Indep. Stadium

DEC. 28 Champs Sports Bowl: No. 22 West Virginia (93) vs. North Carolina State (8-4) @ Citrus Bowl

Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl: North Carolina (7-5) vs. Tennessee (66) @ LP Field Bridgeport Education Holiday Bowl: No. 18 Nebraska (10-3) vs. Washington (6-6) @ Qualcomm Stadium

No. 25 UCF (10-3) @ Liberty Bowl, Memphis Chick-fil-A Bowl: No. 20 South Carolina (94) vs. No. 23 Florida State (9-4) @ Georgia Dome

Discover Orange Bowl: No. 4 Stanford (111) vs. No. 13 Virginia Tech (11-2) @ Sun Life Stadium

JAN. 4, 2011

Hyundai Sun Bowl: Notre Dame (7-5) vs. Miami (Fla.) (7-5) @ Sun Bowl

Allstate Sugar Bowl: No. 6 Ohio State (7-1) vs. No. 8 Arkansas (10-2) @ Louisiana Superdome

Meineke Car Care Bowl: South Florida (75) vs. Clemson (6-6) @ Bank of America Stadium

JAN. 6, 2011

JAN. 1, 2011 TicketCity Bowl: Northwestern (7-5) vs. Texas Tech (7-5) @ Cotton Bowl

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JAN. 7, 2011 AT&T Cotton Bowl: No. 11 LSU (10-2) vs. No. 17 Texas A&M (9-3) @ Cowboys Stadium

Outback Bowl: Florida (7-5) vs. Penn State (75) @ Raymond James Stadium

JAN. 8, 2011

Capital One Bowl: No. 16 Alabama (9-3) vs. No. 9 Michigan State (11-1) @ Citrus Bowl

BBVA Compass Bowl: Pittsburgh (7-5) vs. Kentucky (6-6) @ Legion Field

Gator Bowl: No. 21 Mississippi State (8-4) vs. Michigan (7-5) @ EverBank Field

JAN. 9, 2011

Rose Bowl Presented by Vizio: No. 5 Wisconsin (11-1) vs. No. 3 TCU (12-0) @ Rose Bowl

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Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin

70 48 83 34 31 31 41 24 70 20 27 41

The Horned Frogs’ Season

Northwestern Michigan Indiana Purdue Iowa Ohio State Minnesota Michigan State Austin Peay ASU San Jose State UNLV

Wisconsin Team Statistics

23 28 20 13 30 18 23 34 3 19 14 21

Home Away Home Away Away Home Home Away Home Home Home Away

Nov. 27 Nov. 13 Nov. 6 Oct. 30 Oct. 23 Oct. 16 Oct. 9 Oct. 2 Sept. 24 Sept. 18 Sept. 11 Sept. 4

TCU TCU TCU TCU TCU TCU TCU TCU TCU TCU TCU TCU

66 40 47 48 38 31 45 27 41 45 62 30

New Mexico San Diego State Utah UNLV Air Force BYU Washington State Colorado State SMU Baylor Tennessee Tech Oregon State

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17 35 7 6 7 3 0 0 24 10 7 21

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Opponent

SCORING Points Per Game FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS INT RETURNS: #-YARDS KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE INT RETURN AVERAGE FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-YARDS Average Per Game PUNTS-YARDS Average Per Punt Net Punt Average TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 3rd-Down Pct 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS 4th-Down Pct SACKS BY-YARDS TOUCHDOWNS SCORED FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ATTENDANCE Games/Avg Per Game Neutral Site Games

520 43.3 291 159 120 12 2968 3152 184 538 5.5 247.3 46 2434 190-255-6 9.5 12.8 202.8 17 5402 793 6.8 450.2 504-1142 17-189 14-250 22.8 11.1 17.9 11-3 35-358 29.8 35-1497 42.8 37.2 32:39 66/130 51% 6/8 75% 23-146 68 15-19 559035 7/79862 0/0

246 20.5 202 90 105 7 1580 1831 251 397 4 131.7 7 2302 194-344-14 6.7 11.9 191.8 19 3882 741 5.2 323.5 80-1949 13-156 6-79 24.4 12 13.2 17-9 57-486 40.5 52-2070 39.8 35 27:21 66/168 39% 11/17 65% 12-80 30 13-19 332303 5/66461

520 43.3 309 179 121 9 3134 3324 190 574 5.5 261.2 39 2764 203-308-6 9 13.6 230.3 28 5898 882 6.7 491.5 28-747 36-533 12-164 26.7 14.8 13.7 18-7 64-522 43.5 39-1623 41.6 36.8 34:34 78/149 52% 9/13 69% 25-140 70 11-13 254797 6/42466 1/46138

137 11.4 136 65 58 13 1070 1336 266 345 3.1 89.2 7 1515 145-302-12 5 10.4 126.2 10 2585 647 4 215.4 79-1621 15-108 6-72 20.5 7.2 12 21-10 58-466 38.8 89-3858 43.3 35.3 25:26 33/151 22% 6/15 40% 9-64 18 4-5 139941 5/27988

SCORE BY QUARTERS Wisconsin Opponents

1st 100 20

4th 106 52

SCORE BY QUARTERS Oregon Opponents

1st 147 45

4th 118 28

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3rd 146 38

Total 520 246

2nd 145 33

3rd 110 31

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TCU HORNED FROGS

No. Name

Pos.

Yr.

Hometown (Previous School)

81 12 41 91 31 51 18 82 80 35 99 10 10 49 40 92 65 51 61 43 17 23 26 56 2 67 93 46 1 14 96 11 30 87 46 89 55 56 35 37 21 66 52 22 84 64 86 12 33 57 20

WR CB S DE WR SN CB WR TE LB DE WR QB TE LB NT DL LB OT LB QB WR TB LB WR OL NT TE S QB DE WR TB TE PK TE OG OT WR PK S OG DE TB TE C TE QB LB DT RB

Sr. So. Fr. Fr. So. Jr. Fr. *Fr. Jr. So. Jr. Sr. Fr. Fr. So. *Fr. *Fr. So. Sr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Jr. *Fr. Sr. *Fr. So. *Fr. Jr. Sr. Sr. So. So. Jr. Fr. So. Jr. *Fr. *Fr. Jr. Jr. So. So. Jr. Sr. So. So. So. Jr. Sr. Fr.

Houston, Texas (Tyler J.C.) Fort Worth, Texas (Ft Worth Country Day) Corpus Christi, Texas (Carroll) Vanderbilt, Texas (Industrial) Forney, Texas (Forney) Cherry Hill, N.J. (Monmouth University) San Antonio, Texas (John Jay) Copperas Cove, Texas (Copperas Cove) Copperas Cove, Texas (Copperas Cove) Copperas Cove, Texas (Copperas Cove) Dallas, Texas (Hillcrest) Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley NW) Allen, Texas (Allen) New Deal, Texas (New Deal) Houston, Texas (Spring Woods) New Boston, Texas (Maud) Austin, Texas (St. Michael’s) Metairie, La. (John Curtis Christian) Odessa, Texas (Odessa) Sweeny, Texas (Sweeny) Alief, Texas (Hastings) Plano, Texas (Trinity Christian) Houston, Texas (Thurgood Marshall) Thousand Oaks, Calif (Westlake) Lockhart, Texas (Lockhart) Paris, Texas (Paris) Missouri City, Texas (Fort Bend Marshall) Fort Worth, Texas (North Crowley) Tyler, Texas (Robert E. Lee) Katy, Texas (Katy) Kilgore, Texas (Kilgore) Mesquite, Texas (Dallas Christian) Katy, Texas (UCLA) Fort Worth, Texas (Nolan Catholic) Austin, Texas (L.C. Anderson) Sugar Land, Texas (Clements) Papillion, Neb. (La Vista) New Boston, Texas (Maud) Nashville, Tenn. (Ensworth) Burnet, Texas (Burnet) Fort Worth, Texas (Everman) Derby, Kan. (Rose Hill) Odessa, Texas (Permian) Los Angeles, Calif. (Hamilton) Midland, Texas (Robert E. Lee) Spring Branch, Texas (Smithson Valley) La Vernia, Texas (La Vernia) Irving, Texas (Irving) Arlington, Texas (Arlington Martin) Houston, Texas (Alief Eisik) Coconut Creek, Fla. (North Broward)

Adams, Alonzo Alexis, Brian Anderson, Jonathan Anderson, Matt Atterberry, Chris Bates, Joseph Battle, Travaras Boyce, Josh Brock, Logan Brock, Tanner Broughton, Braylon Brown, John Brown, Matt Bryant, Stephen Burks, Greg Burns, Ray Cady, Sean Cain, Kenny Cannon, Marcus Carder, Tank Carter, Sam Catalano, Johnny Cavnessi, Jai Cisi, Christopher Clay, Curtis Clifford, Michael Coleman, Jeremy Corbett, Dustin Cuba, Tekerrein Dalton, Andy Daniels, Wayne Dawson, Skye Dean, Aundre Deck, Robert DeNucci, Ryan Dille, Walker Dooley, Kyle Dunbar, James Dunn, Michael Evans, Ross Fobbs, Johnny Foltz, Blaize Forrest, Ross Fort, Jercell Frosch, Evan Fry, James Fuller, Corey Gallegos, Yogi Gardner, Kris Grant, Cory Grant, Ethan

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19 Graves, Antonio 69 Griffin, Kelly 36 Hall, Sam 24 Heiss, Danny 13 Hicks, Antoine 25 Hightower, Ryan 7 Hodges, Logan 30 Hooker, Geoff 74 Horn, Ty 58 House, Bryant 9 Ibiloye, Alex 32 James, Waymon 6 Johnson, Bart 53 Johnson, David 26 Johnson, Devin 3 Johnson, Tejay 60 Johnston, Matt 28 Jones, Colin 83 Jones, Jonathan 68 Jones, Trevius 47 Kelton, Anson 85 Kerley, Jeremy 36 Kim, Chris 76 Kirkpatrick, Jake 97 Koontz, Jon 95 Leatch, Clarence 4 Leiss, Willie 37 Livingston, Kitt 17 Luttrell, Tyler 54 Mallet, Marcus 90 Maponga, Stansly 7 McCoy, Greg 21 McDonald, Patrick 72 McLaughlin, Brandon 98 Murphy, Clifton 47 O’Connell, Drew 6 Olabode, Elisha 62 Olson, Jeff 4 Pachall, Casey 31 Patterson, Cale 9 Pizor, Billy 42 Roberts, Blake 40 Rose, Justin 65 Rosner, Michael 70 Roth, Zach 31 Scott, Chris 15 Settle, Rick 38 Sharples, Kevin 50 Shelley, Daniel 48 Shivers, Luke 38 Shutti, Sam 59 Sligar, Logan 24 Smith, Dwight 75 Spencer, Steven 44 Stoltzman, David 73 Tausch, Eric 27 Teague, Jason 23 Thomas, Trenton 16 Thompson, Jurell 71 Thompson, Michael 77 Thompson, Spencer 63 Trejo, Justin 29 Tucker, Matthew 58 Tutcher, Nick 78 Vernon, Josh 79 Wellington, Nykiren 34 Wesley, Ed 25 White, Kevin 15 Williams, Malcolm 19 Winsett, Garrett 75 Wooldridge, John 9 Yendrey, D.J. 8 Young, Jimmy * Redshirt

S/WR NT WR S WR FB WR S OG DT S TB WR DT CB S OT S WR OT P WR S C DL DE WR CB S LB DE CB WR OL DE WR CB/S OT QB P WR LB/DE TE C OT S QB PK SN FB WR LB TB DE LB C CB S S C OT OG TB OL OG OT TB CB CB WR OT DT WR

Fr. Sr. So. Fr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Fr. *Fr. *Fr. Sr. *Fr. Sr. Fr. So. Sr. *Fr Sr. Jr. So. Jr. Sr. *Fr. Sr. *Fr. Sr. Sr. *Fr. Sr. Fr. *Fr. Jr. So. Jr. Fr. So. Fr. Jr. Fr. So. Sr. Fr. Jr. So. Sr. So. *Fr Sr. So. Jr. So. So. Fr. Fr. So. *Fr. Sr. *Fr. So. Fr. Jr. So. So. *Fr. Sr. Fr. So. Fr. Sr. Jr. *Fr. So. Sr.

Texarkana, Texas (Pleasant Grove) Irving, Texas (MacArthur) Cleveland, Texas (Woodlands Christian) Aledo, Texas (Aledo) Arlington, Texas (Timberview) Albuquerque, N.M. (La Cueva) Mansfield, Texas (Mansfields) Sherman, Texas (Sherman) McGregor, Texas (Midway) Maud, Texas (Maud) Garland, Texas (South Garland) Sherman, Texas (Sherman) Brownwood, Texas (Brownwood) Argyle, Texas (Argyle) Oklahoma City, Okla. (Moore) Garland, Texas (South Garland) Flower Mound, Texas (Marcus) Bridgeport, Texas (Bridgeport) Fort Worth, Texas (Everman) Tyler, Texas (Robert E. Lee) Fort Worth, Texas (Aledo) Hutto, Texas (Hutto) Newton, Mass (Newton South) Tyler, Texas (Robert E. Lee) Aledo, Texas (Aledo) Tatum, Texas (Tatum) Hurst, Texas (L.D. Bell) La Jolla, Calif. (La Jolla) Weatherford, Texas (Weatherford) Cleveland, Texas (Cleveland) Carrolton, Texas (Hebron) Dallas, Texas (Woodrow Wilson) New Vernon, N.J. (Madison) Crowley, Texas (North Crowley) Little Elm, Texas (Little Elm) Baldwin, Mo. (Parkway West) Cedar Hill, Texas (Cedar Hill) McKinney, Texas (McKinney North) Brownwood, Texas (Brownwood) Kenilworth, Ill. (New Trier) Katy, Texas (Taylor) Tyler, Texas (Robert E. Lee) Houston, Texas (Texas Lutheran) Sugar Land, Texas (Dulles) Garden City, Texas (Garden City C.C.) Baton Rouge, La. (Southern Lab) Olathe, Kan. (Olathe East) The Woodlands (Oak Ridge) Austin, Texas (Hyde Park Baptist) Whitehouse, Texas (Whitehouse) Savannah, Tenn. (Hardin County) Marietta, Ga. (Pope) Carthage, Texas (Carthage) Oceanside, Calif. (Vista) Southlake, Texas (Carroll) Plano, Texas (Jesuit College Prep) Carthage, Texas (Tyler J.C.) Brenham, Texas (Brenham) Wichita Falls, Texas (Rider) Farmerville, Texas (Farmersville) Plainview, Texas (Plainview) St. Paul, Minn. (Cretin-Derham) Tyler, Texas (Chapel Hill) Houston, Texas (St. John’s) Irving, Texas (MacArthur) San Antonio, Texas (Holmes) Irving, Texas (MacArthur) Round Rock, Texas (Stony Point) Grand Prairie, Texas (Trinity Valley C.C.) Austin, Texas (McNeil) Houston, Texas (Episcopal) Edna, Texas (Edna) Monroe, La. (Ouachita Parish)

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4 Abbrederis, Jared WR *Fr. 96 Allen, Beau DL Fr. 6 Anderson, Isaac Wr *So 36 Armstrong, Ethan LB *Fr. 28 Ball, Montee RB So. 44 Borland, Chris LB So. 11 Brennan, Joe QB Fr. 55 Briedis, Eriks DL *So. 29 Brinkley, Niles DB *Sr. 30 Brown, Zach RB Sr. 5 Budmayr, Jon QB *Fr. 64 Burge, Robert OL *So. 95 Butrym, Patrick DL *Jr. 42 Byers, Cody LB Fr. 82 Byrne, Jake TE Jr. 86 Cadogan, Sherard TE Fr. 68 Carimi, Gabe OL *Sr. 37 Claxton, Kevin LB Jr. 32 Clay, John RB *Jr. 54 Costigan, Kyle DL Fr. 14 Cromartie, Marcus DB *So. 31 Cummins, Connor WR Fr. 60 Current, Jake OL Jr. 46 Davison, Zach TE *So. 63 Dehn, Casey OL *Fr. 51 Dippel, Tyler D *Fr 15 Duckworth, Jeff WR *Fr. 61 Edmiston, Sam OL *Fr. 34 Ewing, Bradie RB Jr. 22 Feaster, Darius DB *Fr. 26 Fenelus, Antonio DB Jr. 17 Fenton, A.J. LB *Fr. 72 Frederick, Travis OL So. 94 French, Kyle K Fr. 19 Garner, Manasseh WR Fr. 77 Gilbert, Bryce DL Fr. 11 Gilbert, David DL So. 85 Gilreath, David WR Sr. 79 Groy, Ryan OL *Fr. 89 Hammond, Chase WR Fr. 25 Hampton, Adam DB *Jr. 50 Harrison, Josh LB Fr. 78 Havenstein, Rob OL Fr. 87 Hemer, Ethan DL *Fr. 42 Hengel, Jason FB Fr. 7 Henry, Aaron DB *Jr. 45 Herring, Warren DL Fr. 52 Hill, Nick LB *Fr. 65 Irwin, Jake DL Fr. 21 Jean, Peniel DB Fr. 3 Jefferson, Kyle WR Sr. 24 Johnson, Shelton DB *So. 97 Kelly, Brendan DL *So. 84 Kendricks Lance TE *Sr. 56 Kodanko, Riki OL Fr. 91 Kohout, Jordan DL *Fr. 66 Konz, Peter OL *So. 81 Korslin, Rob TE *Jr. 57 Krien, Marcus LS Fr. 45 Landry, Ben TE Fr. 96 Lerner, Alec K *Fr. 73 Lewallen, Dallas OL Fr. 22 Lewis, Jeffrey RB Fr. 5 Lukasko, Andrew DB *Jr. 90 Mains, Anthony DL *So.

Hometown (Previous School) Wautoma, Wis. (Wautoma) Minnetonka, Minn. (Minnetonka) Minneapolis, Minn. (The Blake School) Ottawa, Ill. (Ottawa Township) Wentzville, Mo. (Timberland) Kettering, Ohio (Archbishop Alter) Audubon, N.J. (Camden Catholic) Miami, Fla. (Country Day) St. Louis, Mo. (Beaumont) Royal Palm, Fla. (Royal Palm Beach) Woodstock, Ill. (Marian Central Catholic) Holmen, Wis. (Holmen) New Berlin, Wis. (Waukesha Catholic) Centerville, Ohio (Archbishop Alter) Rogers, Ark. (Rogers) Washington Township, N.J. (Camden Catholic) Cottage Grove, Wis. (Monona Grove) Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (Boyd Anderson) Racine, Wis. (Washington Park) Wind Lake, Wisc. (Muskego) Mansfield, Texas (Timberview) Kettering, Ohio (Archbishop Alter) Troy, Ohio (Troy) Waukee, Iowa (Waukee) Owatonna, Minn (Owatonna) Slinger, Wis. (Hartford) Cincinnati, Ohio (Princeton) Cincinnati, Ohio (St. Xavier) Richland Center, Wis. (Richland Center) Mequon, Wis. (Homestead) Boca Raton, Fla. (Boca Raton) Erie, Pa. (McDowell) Sharon, Wis. (Big Foot) Menomonee, Wis. (Menomonee Falls) Pittsburgh, Pa. (Brashear) Brookfield, Wis. (Brookfield Central) Coral Springs, Fla. (Northeast) Minneapolis, Minn. (Robbinsdale Armstrong) Middleton, Wis. (Middleton) Youngstown, Ohio (Boardman) Lancaster, Wis. (Lancaster) Huber Heights, Ohio (Wayne) Mount Airy, Md. (Linganore) Medford, Wis. (Medford) La Crosse, Wis. (La Crosse Central) Immokalee, Fla. (Immokalee) Fairview Heights, Ill. (Belleville East) Milwaukee, Wis. (Washington) Waunakee, Wis. (Waunakee) West Palm Beach, Fla. (Palm Beach Central) Cleveland, Ohio (Glenville) Carrollton, Texas (Hebron) Eden Prairie, Minn. (Holy Angels) Milwaukee, Wis. (Rufus King) Green Bay, Wis. (West De Pere) Waupun, Wis. (Waupun) Neenah, Wis. (Neenah) Brookfield, Wis. (Franklin) Burlington, Wis. (Burlington) Pewaukee, Wis. (Pewaukee) Omaha, Neb. (Burke) Berlin, Wis (Berlin) Brookfield, Wis. (Brookfield Central) Edgar, Wis. (Edgar) Naples, Fla. (Golden Gate)

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No. Name

87 Mason, Marquis WR Fr. 74 Matthias, Zac OL *Fr. 14 McAdams, Drew QB Fr. 56 McGuire, James LS Fr. DL Fr. 94 McNamara, Joseph 74 Moffitt, John OL *Sr. 17 Moutvic, Connor WR Fr. 92 Muldoon, Pat DL *Fr. 76 Nagy, Bill OL *Sr. 58 Ninneman, Jacob DL Fr. 98 Nortman, Brad P Jr. DL *Jr 93 Nzegwu, Louis DB *Fr. 13 Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neill, Conor 16 Offor, Chukwuma *WR Jr. OL *Jr. 67 Oglesby, Josh 38 Ontko, Cameron LB Fr. 48 Pedersen, Jacob TE *Fr. 31 Peprah, Josh DB *Fr 10 Phillips, Curt QB *So. DB *Fr. 23 Ponio, Jerry 46 Resop, Willie LB Fr. 28 Ring-Noonan, Coddye LB *So. 41 Rouse, Kevin LB *Jr. 57 Ruechel, Ben LB Fr. 13 Schmidt, Zach WR Fr. 10 Smith, Devin DB Jr. LB Sr. 9 Sorensen, Blake 12 Southward, Dezmen DB *Fr. 15 St. Jean, Culmer LB *Sr. DB Fr. 47 Tamakloe, Frank LB *So 53 Taylor, Mike 12 Tice, Nate QB *Jr. 16 Tolzien, Scott QB *Sr. WR *Jr. 1 Toon, Nick 59 Trotter, Marcus LB Fr. 43 Trotter, Michael DB Fr. 2 Valai, Jay DB *Sr. 58 Wagner, Ricky OL *So. 99 Watt, J.J. DL *Jr. 18 Welch, Philip K *Jr. 20 White, James RB Fr. 90 Wickesberg, Ryan P *Jr. 8 Williams, Isaiah WR Fr. 62 Wojta, Kyle LS *Jr. 49 Wozniak, Brian TE *Fr. 3 Wright, Jameson DB Fr. 39 Zagzebski, Konrad DL Fr. 70 Zeitler, Kevin OL Jr. 27 Zuleger, Kyle RB *Fr.

Madison, Wis. (Madison East) Hemlock, Mich. (Hemlock) Madison, Wis. (Madison East) St. Paul, Minn. (Cretin-Derham Hall) Pembroke Pines, Fla. (Cypress Bay) Guilford, Conn. (West Haven Notre Dame) Lake Fores, Ill. (Lake Forest) Mason, Ohio (Saint Xavier) Hudson, Ohio (Hudson) Oregon, Wis. (Oregon) Brookfield, Wis. (Central) Platteville, Wis. (Platteville) Delray Beach, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas) Madison, Wis. (LaFollette) Milwaukee, Wis. (St. Francis) Seven Hills, Ohio (Walsh Jesuit) Menominee, Mich. (Menominee) McKinney, Texas (Plano East) Kingsport, Tenn. (Sullivan South) Chicago, Ill. (St. Rita) Appleton, Wis. (Appleton West) Madison, Wis. (East) Yorkville, Ill. (Joliet Catholic Academy) Oconto, Wis. (Oconto) Oshkosh, Wis. (Oshkosh West) Coppell, Texas (Coppell) Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie) Sunrise, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas) Naples, Fla. (Lely) Washington, D.C. (Our Lady of Good Counsel) Ashwaubenon, Wis. (Ashwaubenon) Edina, Minn. (Edina) Rolling Meadows, Ill. (Palatine Fremd) Middleton, Wis. (Middleton) Racine, Wis. (Marquette) Racine, Wis. (Marquette) Euless, Texas (Colleyville Heritage) West Allis, Wis. (Nathan Hale) Pewaukee, Wis. (Pewaukee) Fort Collins, Colo. (Fort Collins) Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas) Saukville, Wis. (Cedarburg) Miami, Fla. (Monsignor Edward Pace) Madison, Wis. (LaFollette) Loveland, Ohio (Loveland) Fort Pierce, Fla. (Fort Pierce Westwood) Weston, Wis. (D.C. Everest) Waukesha, Wis. (Wisconsin Lutheran) Appleton, Wis. (East)

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Matthew Tucker. He has 694 rushing yards in 144 carries, while collecting seven touchdowns. One could argue that this is one of the best tandems in the nation, and success at the Rose Bowl would only add support to that argument. Redshirt freshman tailback Waymon James has rushed for 489 yards on 83 carries, and sophomore running back Aundre Dean has collected 223 yards after 32 carries. On the receiving end, Dalton has several receivers whom to target. However, redshirt freshman Josh Boyce has been the statistical leader. Boyce has 602 receiving yards with 33 receptions and six touchdowns in 11 games played. Senior Jeremy Kerley has led TCU with 50 total catches, 10 touchdowns and 517 receiving yards. Jimmy Young and Bart Johnson have contributed significant playing time as well, racking up 429 and 396 receiving yards, respectively. “They’re big, they’re fast and they’re bold,” Air Force head coach Troy Calhoun said of the Horned Frogs. This is just one way of describing the talented TCU squad, especially on offense where they have completely dominated most teams throughout the entire season. With size, speed and courage, many positive results can come on the football field. Texas Christian’s Ed Wesley (34) runs for a touchdown as quarterback Andy Dalton (right) defends.

TCU’s ROAD TO THE ROSE BOWL by marvin vasquez Undefeated Season Texas Christian University, which belongs to the Mountain West Conference, began its season on Sept. 4 with an exciting 30-21 home victory against the then 24th-ranked Oregon State. OSU is a squad that just missed going to the Rose Bowl last season. Little did the Horned Frogs know that they would receive this year’s bid. “We just beat a 24th-ranked team that I think should be ranked higher,” TCU’s head coach Gary Patterson told reporters after that game. “A game like this, it didn’t have to be style points.” But style points are what TCU earned in each of their games throughout the year. Following the win over OSU, TCU pummeled Tennessee Tech by a score of 62-7 on Sept. 11 before ripping Baylor 45-10 on Sept. 18. Before the crucial game against then fifth-ranked Utah, the TCU Horned Frogs piled up six consecutives wins over Southern Methodist (41-24), Colorado State (27-0), Wyoming (45-0), Brigham Young (31-3), Air Force (38-7) and UNLV (48-6). Then, the much-awaited matchup came: the Utes versus the Horned Frogs. Two undefeated teams ranked in the Top 10 of all college football. In reality, the best team won that game after third-ranked TCU outlasted Utah 47-7 on the road. That was the difference maker for TCU this season. That win showed that they could play against anybody, especially after winning on the road in such a convincing fashion. “They smoked us. It’s disheartening. We got killed,” Utah defensive end Christian Cox told reporters. And Utah truly did get involved in a catastrophe in terms of losing that contest. They did not stand a chance. TCU simply held too much talent and poise to succumb to its first season defeat. “We showed we can play with anybody,” TCU quarterback Andy Dalton assured afterwards. The Horned Frogs remained composed and finished the season with two additional wins, one against the San Diego

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State Aztecs at home by the score of 40-35 and the season finale on the road at New Mexico 66-17. San Diego State provided quite the danger and scare for TCU on Nov. 13. Most people thought it would be a blowout, but it resulted in being an exciting, close affair in the end. “I would say we found a way to win in a conference game. We played a big game, and we didn’t play as well as we needed to the next week,” Patterson said to reporters at that time. “It’s not the final score we would have liked to have had, but the bottom line, it falls under my category of [to win] by one point.” But it really did not matter because in the end the Horned Frogs finished their season undefeated both overall and in conference play (12-0, 8-0), which has become good enough for a date against the Wisconsin Badgers in the upcoming Rose Bowl in Pasadena.

Offensively Arguably, the TCU Horned Frogs strength is their offense since they have scored and recorded many points in individual games. And no offense can succeed without a true quarterback. Dalton, a senior quarterback, has been the heart and soul, the manager and leader of the Horned Frog offense this season. Overall, Dalton has registered 2,638 passing yards and 26 touchdowns in 194-of-293 attempts. Despite being sacked eight times and throwing for six interceptions, Dalton has averaged nearly 220 passing yards per game. Additionally, he has a 167 quarterback rating going into the Rose Bowl game and has rushed for 407 yards on the ground. Dalton’s most prominent game of the 2010 campaign came in the team’s most important match. Against sixthranked Utah, Dalton exploded for a career-high 355 passing yards and three touchdowns in 21-of-26 attempts. “This ranks up there with any game I’ve played,” Dalton shared as soon as the game ended. “I have grown up. My team relies more on me now to make plays and not just manage the game.” The Horned Frogs would have to rely on him more in their upcoming game, but Dalton has help in the running game with several receivers who are still hungry to win. For the year, sophomore running back Ed Wesley has carried the running load for TCU. After 12 games and 162 rushes, Wesley has rushed for 1,050 yards and 11 touchdowns. Wesley is averaging 87.5 rushing yards per game and 6.6 rushing yards per rush. He could easily become the most dangerous asset for the Horned Frogs to utilize against the Badgers. Four additional tailbacks have carried the ball for TCU, but none has come closer to Wesley than sophomore

Defensively What can be argued about TCU’s offense can be easily argued for their defense as well. The Horned Frogs have been impressive all year long. They hold two shutouts, one against Colorado State and the other versus Wyoming. In fact, the Horned Frogs have held their opponent to seven points or less in seven of their 12 games played this season. One prominent defensive statistic that the Horned Frogs have is allowing only 136 first downs against all their opponents. This is primarily why TCU has not surrendered a lot of points in games. Two of their other defensive successes have come in their rush and pass defense. TCU averages giving up only 89.2 on the running game, while relinquishing 126.2 passing yards. The passing game is where TCU has been very successful, and that has helped the defense in not allowing big plays from the line of scrimmage. In fact, all great defenses feed off that because it boosts their confidence level. Out of 151 tries, opponents have only converted 33 third downs. And that is where the defense has mostly shined. Not allowing many third down conversions has given TCU’s defense a lot of rest, and that has granted TCU’s offense more playing time to pound additional points on the scoreboard. That has been the story of the Horned Frogs: Defend first and score next! The defense has been most effective and efficient in the fourth quarter, which is when they allowed the fewest points (a total of 28). In total, TCU has allowed 137 points: 45 in the first quarter, 33 in the second quarter and 31 in the third quarter. TCU just gets better as the clock nears its last second. Throughout the season, sophomore linebacker Tanner Brock has guided the defensive side of the ball for the Horned Frogs. Brock has amounted 97 total tackles, 53 unassisted. Also, he has two sacks and one interception, proving that he is a versatile player. Senior safety Tejay Johnson and junior linebacker Tank Carder were recently named to the AP All-America team. They, too, have been instrumental in the success of TCU’s defense. Johnson has registered 56 tackles and three interceptions, while Carder has 54 tackles, 2.5 sacks and one interception. In addition to that, Carder is tied for second with five pass breakups while adding a fumble recovery. While tying for the team lead with three forced fumbles, Johnson also has three pass breakups in a year that has seen him develop into a top defensive back in the nation. TCU’s defense leads the nation in total defense (215.4 yards) for the third straight season. They also rank first in scoring defense (11.4 points), pass defense (126.2 yards), fewest first downs allowed per game (11.3), opponent thirddown percentage (21.9) and three-and-outs forced per game (6.4).

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The fifth-ranked Wisconsin Badgers, members of the prestigious Big Ten Conference, finished 11-1 overall and 7-1 in league play. Their near-perfect record in conference action led them to earn the top spot and the automatic berth to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. Are the Badgers the favorites to win the 2011 Rose Bowl? Not necessarily, but the Badgers hold a substantial difference over their opponent that could lead to predictions of them as the winners in the bowl game. The Badgers played a much tougher schedule of foes throughout the season in comparison to TCU, who only played two ranked opponents. Before losing their only game of the season, the Badgers collected four consecutive victories that included the season opener at UNLV by a score of 41-21. In that game, a balanced attack both in the air and on the ground provided a meaningful spark for the Badgers in their 24 points scored in the third quarter. And their defense stepped up in the second half: They went on to allow only one additional touchdown. Following the victory over the Rebels, the Badgers produced two close wins over San Jose State (27-14) and Arizona State (20-19). Then, Wisconsin ran past Austin Peay by a remarkable score of 70-3. In that particular contest, two different Badgers ran for over 100 yards (James White and John Clay). “We’ve got a great running back in John Clay, and I just follow his lead and do what I have to do to help this team,” White said after his performance. Clay rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown but commended White’s results (145 yards and four touchdowns). “I was very excited for James,” Clay stated at that time. “I was always the first one running right next to him when he came off the field and congratulating him.” Despite their early success on the field, the Badgers stumbled at Michigan State 34-24. However, the MSU Spartans were arguably the best team in the Big Ten, so the Badgers’ loss really does not look bad because it came early in the campaign, on the road and against a tough opponent. In reality, what won the affair for the Spartans was their ability to stop the Badgers’ running game. Clay pointed this out after experiencing the defeat. “They know what’s our strength,” he said. “They started loading the box. They tried to stop the run game. I was able to work around in the second half, getting the ball out around the perimeter to help us out more.” After the loss, the Badgers bounced back with seven straight wins, including two against perennial football programs. Their biggest win of the season came versus the then-top-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes in a 31-18 result on Oct. 16. “I challenged our offensive line at the beginning of the week,” Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema said of the win. “If we’re going to have success, it starts with you guys.” The Badgers went on to grab another important victory, which came on the road over Iowa 31-30. Subsequent wins over Purdue, Indiana, Michigan and Northwestern made their overall record even more significant in the polls and for the BCS standings. Wisconsin should win the Rose Bowl game over TCU come New Year’s Day.

Offensively For the season, the Badgers averaged 43.3 points per game on

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Gabe Carimi, Bradie Ewing and John Clay of the WIsconsin Badgers offense. The rushing strategies led the attack in this instance after the squad accumulated a total of 2,968 yards on the ground, while airing out 2,434 passing yards. Their offense is primarily the run game, which has controlled the tempo of all but one game this season. Per game, the Badgers have averaged 247.3 yards on the ground while netting 46 total touchdowns and 5.5 yards per rush. The passing game has not been bad whatsoever, but Wisconsin’s ability to run the ball more efficiently has quieted the arm of senior quarterback Scott Tolzien. For the year, Tolzien has tossed for 2,300 yards and 16 touchdowns on 182 completions with just six interceptions. Clay, a junior, placed in the AP All-American third team. He has rushed for 936 yards with 13 touchdowns, while White has amounted 1,029 yards and 14 touchdowns. Sophomore running back Montee Ball has contributed to the success of the running attack, having collected 864 yards and 17 touchdowns. This is why the Badgers hold a stronger chance of winning the Rose Bowl, but they have solid offensive linesmen as well. Seniors Gabe Carimi and John Moffitt were named to first team of AP All-America. Additionally, Carimi won the 2010 Outland Trophy and is awarded the best U.S. college football interior linesman by the Football Writers Association of America. On top of that, senior tight end Lance Kendricks earned second-team AP All-America honors after having been a finalist of the Mackey Award that is given to college football’s most outstanding tight end. Carimi, Moffitt and Kendricks have been an integral part of the blocking schemes for the Badgers, which has led to multiple successes of their rushing game. However, the Badgers’ receiving team has had its positive outcomes as well. Kendricks caught a total of 39 balls for 627 yards and five touchdowns. Another key receiver is junior Nick Toon, who registered 33 receptions and three touchdowns. Wisconsin’s offense was the predominant reason the team held off foe Big Ten co-champions Ohio State and Michigan State in the BCS standings. “They’re a special group,” head coach Bret Bielema said of his Badgers. “They believe in something bigger than themselves.” The Badgers are heading back to Pasadena for the first time since 2000, having a three-game winning streak in Rose Bowl game appearances. TCU presents a tough matchup. “They play extremely hard, play extremely tough,” Bielema said of the Horned Frogs. “One thing that was very common amongst everybody that had seen them either play or practice is just how hard they play and how tough they are individually.” Wisconsin’s strategy for the affair will most likely see

them using their 17th-ranked running game as their prime tool to wear down the TCU defense. It should work. “I think the thing that jumped out to me right away when TCU began to have success under Coach Patterson was how well they play defensively and what they do. So it’s going to be a unique challenge for us,” Bielema stated during the Rose Bowl teleconference. “They’re a little bit different than the routine stuff that we see here in the Big Ten. But it was kind of interesting. I would always kind of grab some scouts, NFL scouts as they came through, and we don’t see TCU much,” Bielema added. “Obviously, little glimpses on TV that I’ve been able to capture all year. But all those things people commonly said was how well coached they were, how hard they play and how fast they play.”

Defensively On the defensive side for the Badgers, the group’s primary problem will be TCU’s senior quarterback Andy Dalton, who has been a 41-game winner as a starter at TCU. “We have grown up a lot from last year,” Dalton said of their success this season. “We have a lot of guys who played in the [Fiesta Bowl] last year, so hopefully we will have grown up and taken the experience and allowed it to help us.” Dalton seems confident in winning yet another game, but the Badgers defense is looking to simply shut down TCU’s passing attack in order to outlast the Texas program. One player who will have a definite say in how Dalton performs during the Rose Bowl is junior defensive end J.J. Watt, who earned second-team AP All-America honors for his outstanding play. More importantly, Watt won the Lott Trophy that honors on-field performance and personal character among defensive players. Watt led the Badgers with 21 tackles for loss, 10 quarterback hurries and seven sacks. Watt also forced three fumbles, recovered two, had an interception and blocked three kicks. He is the first Wisconsin player to win the award, and he is aiming to add to those honors during the Rose Bowl. “This is unbelievable,” Watt said during the banquet. “This is definitely one of the best moments of my life thus far. It is such an honor to be mentioned in the same sentence as Ronnie Lott. I have to give a lot of credit to my mother and father for raising me and teaching me good morals and values.” Senior linebacker Blake Sorensen leads the team in tackles with 60 to go along with two interceptions. Senior linebacker Culmer St. Jean (59), junior defensive back Antonio Fenelus (53), redshirt junior defensive back Aaron Henry (53), and redshirt sophomore linebacker Mike Taylor (51) have recorded over 50 tackles as well.

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Campus Circle > Music > Music Report Louisiana-raised Brooklynite sings a cappella. Ektomorf, Redemption (AFM): Modern metal from Hungary G. Love, Fixin’ to Die (Brushfire): Produced by the Avett Brothers The Luyas, Too Beautiful to Work (Dead Oceans): Jessie Stein plays the Moodswinger (look it up!). John Waite, Rough & Tumble (Model Music): Former singer for the Babys and Bad English

MARCH 1 Omnium Gatherum, New World Shadows (Lifeforce): Finnish death metal. the way you like it

MARCH 8 Jag Panzer, The Scourge of the Light (SPV): Melodic metal from long-running Colorado band Wye Oak, Civilian (Merge): 21st century folk music

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ON THE ROAD AGAIN Social Distortion release their first album in over six years, Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes, Jan. 18.

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by kevin wierzbicki 2011 is almost here, and by the looks of things it’s going to be another good year for music. Here are some album releases, tours and a couple of books you can look forward to enjoying in the New Year. Acts with new albums coming early in the year who haven’t yet set a release date include Lady Gaga, R.E.M., Panda Bear, Lil Wayne, Dr. Dre, Fleet Foxes, Foo Fighters, Aphex Twins, Fiona Apple, the Cars, Death Cab For Cutie, Santigold, Radiohead, U2, the Strokes, the Shins, Kanye West and Jay-Z. Beady Eye, Liam Gallagher’s new band featuring other ex-members of Oasis, has an album ready to drop called Different Gear, Still Speeding. There’s a bit of confusion (very Oasis-y) over the U.S. release date; Britons, however, will be able to purchase their copies on Feb. 28. The following release dates are firm as of press time:

JAN. 11 British Sea Power, Valhalla Dancehall (Rough Trade): They recently played atop the Great Wall of China. Byrds of Paradise, Teenage Symphonies (Don Giovanni): Slop-pop/garage/psych/punkers Chas Sandford, Wag More Bark Less (Hanalei): He’s written hits for Stevie Nicks, Roger Daltrey and Sammy Hagar. Die Krupps, Als Wären Wir Für Immer (SPV): An EP of heavy dance grooves The Morning After Girls, Alone (Xemu): First in five years for NYC via Australia outfit Scott Holt, Kudzu (Gracetone): Soulful album from Buddy Guy protégé The Todd Wolfe Band, Live (Blues Leaf): Blues rock from Sheryl Crow’s former guitarist Wire, Red Barked Tree (Pink Flag): Influential Londoners still going strong.

Markie guests. Braids, Native Speaker (Kanine): Young Canadians play the Troubadour March 5. Eulogies, Tear the Fences Down (Dangerbird): Album honors Pablo, the late son of Dangerbird co-founder, Jeff Castelaz. Social Distortion, Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes (Epitaph): Rockers celebrate 30-year career. Testament, Live at the Fillmore (Prosthetic): Heavy metal legends play legendary venue.

JAN. 25 Attackhead, Voices in the Dark – Second Attack (Twisted Hillbilly): SoCal thrashers recorded this one in Tennessee. Caroline, Verdugo Hills (Temporary Residence LTD): Mice Parade singer’s first in five years. Ensemble, Excerpts (Fat Cat): Montreal-based pop star has previously collaborated with Björk, Cat Power. The Get Up Kids, There Are Rules (Quality Hill): Catch them live Jan. 27 at the Troubadour. Lia Ices, Grown Unknown (Jagujaguwar): Piano-based experimental pop from NYC Metal Mountains, Golden Trees (Amish): Pared-down psych-folk with violin My Disco, Little Joy (Temporary Residence): Aussie minimalists also release this one on 2XLP vinyl. The Tragic Tantrum, Mirror, Mirror (Self-released): San Diego band plays “dark cabaret” music. John Vanderslice, White Wilderness (Dead Oceans): A live one with the Magik*Magik Orchestra Various Artists, Joey’s Song Volume One (Joseph Gomoll Foundation): Benefit album features rare songs from Neko Case, Tracy Bonham, Ed Harcourt and many more.

FEB. 8 Diplo, Riddimentary-Diplo Selects Greensleeves (Greensleeves): Remix master tackles reggae classics.

FEB. 15 A Skylit Drive, Identity on Fire (Fearless): Lodi’s finest play the Hollywood House of Blues on Jan. 26. Gay For Johnny Depp, What Doesn’t Kill You Eventually Kills You (Shinebox): It’s hardcore punk, baby!

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Kings X – Jan. 13 @ NAMM: If you are going to the NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) show, you’ll have an opportunity to see an intimate performance by Kings X. Blues at the Crossroads: The Robert Johnson Centennial Concerts – Jan. 29 @ Orange County Performing Arts Center: This is the 100th anniversary of Johnson’s birth, and honoring him are David “Honeyboy” Edwards, Hubert Sumlin, Big Head Todd & the Monsters, Cedric Burnside and Lightnin’ Malcolm. Creatures From the Black Abyss Tour – Feb. 8 @ Club Nokia: Cradle of Filth is the headline act for this impressive lineup that includes performances from Nachtmystium, Turisas and Daniel Lioneye. Cradle of Filth has a VIP ticket package that includes a general admission ticket, a meet-and-greet, a signed poster and a commemorative VIP laminate. Judas Priest Farewell Tour: Judas Priest, one of the most influential heavy metal bands of all time, has announced that they will be embarking on their final world tour. North American dates have not yet been scheduled, but the tour is slated to kick off in Europe, most likely at the beginning of the summer festival season. Fans wanting to see Judas Priest in Los Angeles should monitor judaspriest.com.

RECOMMENDED READS Seasons They Change: The Story of Acid and Psychedelic Folk: Devendra Banhart, Espers and Joanna Newsom are some of the artists credited with resurrecting acid and psych folk. This detailed tome (available Jan. 1) from Jeanette Leech and Jawbone Press rewinds 50 years to a scene that featured the Incredible String Band, Pearls Before Swine, Vashti Bunyan and dozens of other performers who originally defined the sound, explaining how it all led to today’s scene. Thee Psychick Bible – The Apocryphal Scriptures ov Genesis Breyer P – Orridge and Thee Third Mind ov Thee Temple ov Psychick Youth: Thee Temple of Psychick Youth, you may know, was a crucial influence on youth culture throughout the 1980s, popularizing tattooing, body piercing, “acid house” raves and other ahead-of-the-curve cultic flirtations. The leader of the TOPY movement was Genesis P-Orridge, co-founder of Psychick TV and Throbbing Gristle, the band often credited with inventing the industrial music genre. All of these things inform this lengthy manual on practical magick. Thee Psychick Bible is published by Feral House and available in deluxe paperback in January.

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Enchantment: A New Decade Here Lounge, 696 N. Robertson Blvd., West Hollywood; herelounge.com Ring in the New Year in the “Garden of Eden” surrounded by go-go dancers, falling snow, ice sculptures and fog. Admission includes champagne toast at midnight. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. $15 before 10 p.m., $20 after.

Gridlock New Year’s Eve 2010 Paramount Studios Lot, 5555 Melrose Ave., Hollywood; gridlockla.com Hosted by Pamela Anderson and featuring Adam Lambert and Far East Movement, plus a fireworks display, an EFX light show, live dance acts, street performers and four stages of DJs and live performers. 9 p.m.-3 a.m.

Hard NYE The Music Box, 6126 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles; hardfest.com Mr.Oizo, Brodinski, DJ Falcon, Congo– rock, Harvard Bass and Destructo on the Main Club Stage. Mike Messex and Sean Perry in the Funk Room. 8 p.m.-2 a.m.

New Year’s Eve Countdown Bash Universal CityWalk, 100 Universal City Plaza; citywalkhollywood.com Los Angeles’ largest free New Year’s Eve party brings double the excitement with two stages with live bands, two giant video screens and fireworks from each end of the street. 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. FREE.

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New Year’s Eve Sleepover Aquarium of the Pacific, 100 Aquarium Way, Long Beach;aquariumofpacific.org Includes cool animal interactions and hands-on activities like the Shark Lagoon and tide pool, fish feeding, crafts, a 3-D movie, a ball drop party in the Great Hall and the Queen Mary fireworks show. Ticket price includes an Aquarium T-shirt, dinner, breakfast, sparkling cider and snacks. 5 p.m.-7 a.m. Tix start at $70.

Official Playboy New Year’s Eve Hotel Shangri-La, 1301 Ocean Blvd., Santa Monica; shangrila-hotel.com Hosted by Brande Roderick with Playmate DJs Rhiannon, Heather Van Viper, Alie Layus, and guest Listen Deep DJ Mikie Smithers. Playmate performances by Amie Rose and Monica Squillante, plus fire dancers, a balloon drop and champagne toast at midnight. 6 p.m.-2 a.m.

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FRIDAYDEC. 24 Los Angeles County Holiday Celebration Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, 135 N. Grand Ave., Downtown; lacountyarts.org An annual holiday tradition for 51 years, the Emmy-nominated music and dance extravaganza is Los Angeles’ biggest holiday show, featuring 24 groups and nearly 800 performers. Simulcast on KCET-TV, KCET.org or KPFK 90.7 FM. 3 p.m.-6 p.m. FREE.

FRIDAYDEC. 24 “The Nutcracker” Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center, 1935 Manhattan Beach Blvd.; losangelesballet.org The tradition continues with Los Angeles Ballet’s acclaimed original production of the holiday classic “The Nutcracker.” Join Clara and her Nutcracker as they journey to magical realms where mischievous mice battle toy soldiers, snowflakes dance and Clara’s dolls come to life. It’s a fantastic spectacle at any age. Also Dec. 26.

SATURDAYDEC. 25 Mondo Xmas The Cinefamily, 611 N. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles; cinefamily.org Spend your Christmas evening with the Cinefamily for a unique gathering for cineastes and casual filmgoers alike. Verité footage of department store Santas, misguided movie tie-ins, exhumed cartoons and aborted holiday specials followed by The Christmas Martian, the ’71 French Canadian bizarro kids’ film. 8 p.m. $12.

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WEDNESAYDEC. 29 Men’s Basketball Double Header usctrojans.com/uclabruins.com Both L.A. teams start Pac-10 play today when USC takes on preseason favorite Washington at 7:30 p.m. at the Galen Center, while UCLA plays Washington State at Pauley Pavilion at 8 p.m.

WEDNESDAYDEC. 29 “Stuffed and Unstrung” Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive, Irvine; thebarclay.org Eighty Henson puppets. Six comedians. 100 percent uncensored. Made for grownups. A wild romp in which the skilled art of puppetry and spontaneous comedy collide. Unpredictable and irreverent, it’s never the same show twice. Runs through Jan. 2.

WEDNESDAYDEC. 29 White Christmas ArcLight Pasadena, 336 E. Colorado Blvd.; arclightcinemas.com Since there won’t be one in Los Angeles, see one on the big screen with Rosemary Clooney, Bing Crosby, Vera Ellen and Danny Kaye. 8 p.m.

SUNDAYJAN. 2 Indiana Jones Trilogy Egyptian Theatre, 6712 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles; americancinematheque.com If you became of age in the ’80s, then you probably wanted to be an archeologist at one time because of these three films. Or maybe that was just me. 3 p.m. $11, $9 w/ student ID.

TUESDAYJAN. 4 “Stories By Heart” 135 N. Grand Ave., Downtown; centertheatregroup.org “A tour de force that doubles as a primer on acting...,” as Tony Award winner John Lithgow tells you not the story of his life, but the Stories of his life. Runs through Feb. 13.

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Xmas GIFTS FOR HER Concert Tickets: Nothing better than getting to see someone or a band you really love that you didn’t have the dough to throw down for. Also, this is a present for you! But make sure it’s someone she really loves, if she likes Taylor Swift (not sure why she would) then you shouldn’t get her tickets to Death Cab for Cutie (even though they are much, much better). Theater tickets would also work. Memory Box: This is a box, either handmade or one you buy, that is decorated by you. Inside the box are memories you have had together, like movie tickets and locks of her hair from when you used to stalk her. Activity: Bungee jumping or riding in a hot air balloon also can double as a gift for yourself. Something that is a once in a lifetime opportunity that she can say she did with you. Experiencing anything together never hurt a relationship. Planned Trip: This is something you plan out that you know she’d like to do, like a trip to Napa or Santa Barbara for wine tasting. Or even a re-creation of your first date or a camping trip. Engraved Jewelry: Jewelry that has your name on it or both of your initials is a dream gift for any girl. It’s super romantic and if it’s simple enough, it’s something she can wear every day! This is in lieu of that terrible twin tattoo you guys were gonna get on your necks last Christmas. Thank God for that Hep C scare. For more information, visit thewinggirls.com.

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