Justin Herbert rushes for 3 TDs as Oregon edges Wisconsin in classic Rose Bowl showdown

PASADENA, Calif. — Two homegrown Oregon heroes scripted their own Hollywood ending at the Rose Bowl.Brady Breeze forced two critical turnovers and Justin Herbert ran for three touchdowns to lead No. 6 Oregon to a dramatic 28-27 victory over No. 11 Wisconsin on Wednesday in a classic Rose Bowl witnessed by a crowd of 90,462.The Ducks (12-2) won "The Granddaddy of Them All" to put an exclamation point in coach Mario Cristobal’s second season and Herbert’s legendary career.Oregon trailed 27-21 after a 27-yard field goal by Collin Larsh with 12:09 remaining.Wisconsin had a chance to put the game away as Jonathan Taylor broke off an 18-yard to start a potential back-breaking drive.But then Breeze forced Danny Davis to fumble on an end-around play. Senior outside linebacker Bryson Young recovered the ball.On the next snap, Herbert ran for a 30-yard touchdown and Camden Lewis calmly put the extra point through the uprights to give the Ducks the lead with 7:41 remaining.The Badgers (10-4) were called for a costly offensive pass-interference penalty on the ensuing drive, which led to a punt.Herbert, who grew up in Eugene cheering for the Ducks, completed a 28-yard pass to Juwan Johnson and then took a knee to run out the clock and join Marcus Mariota (2015), Darron Thomas (2012) and Shy Huntington (1917) as the only Oregon starting quarterbacks to win a Rose Bowl.Breeze, whose uncle Chad Cota was a key member of Oregon’s legendary 1995 Rose Bowl team, picked a fumble by punter Anthony Lotti up and rumbled 31 yards for a touchdown to give the Ducks a 21-17 lead early in the third quarter.The junior safety made a nice play on a deep pass by Coan to stall Wisconsin’s first drive of the second half.Lotti let the ball slip put of his hands with Haki Woods coming at him with a chance to block the punt.Wisconsin answered with an 11-play, 65-yard that included a 34-yard catch out of the backfield by Taylor on fourth-and-1 and fullback Mason Stokke’s 2-yard touchdown run on fourth down to give the Badgers a 24-21 lead.BOWL GAMES:Schedule, TV info and resultsWAITING ON TUA:Alabama QB sets his NFL draft decision dayMOCK DRAFT:Where do top QBs land in first round?The Ducks lost the time of possession 1:51 to 13:09 in the third quarter.Oregon trailed 17-14 at the intermission after averaging only 3.6 yards on 31 offensive plays but holding Wisconsin to 29 rushing yards, its fewest in a first half over the last four seasons.Troy Dye forced a Jonathan Taylor fumble in the second quarter, which cornerback Deommodore Lenoir recovered to set Herbert Co. up with a short field after Oregon’s previous four drives ended with a turnover and three punts.But on fourth-and-1 at the Wisconsin 27-yard line, CJ Verdell was stuffed short of the line to gain.Oregon’s defense came up big again as cornerback Thomas Graham intercepted a pass by Jack Coan on third-and-6 and returned it 24 yards.Herbert’s 5-yard touchdown run gave the Ducks a 14-10 lead with 3:16 remaining in the second qua