UO release – PASADENA, Calif. — There were smiles a mile wide. Eyes red with emotion. Even, wafting up from a couple corners of the Oregon locker room, jubilant puffs of cigar smoke. All of that and more was on display Wednesday night at the Rose Bowl, as the Ducks celebrated a 28-27 victory over Wisconsin. Senior quarterback Justin Herbert capped a marvelous four-year run as Oregon’s starter by rushing for three touchdowns, and Brady Breeze returned one of two fumbles he helped create for a touchdown as the Ducks finished their season 12-2. This version of the Oregon football team will go into the record books as champions of both the Pac-12 and the Rose Bowl. They accomplished all of that three years after the program endured a four-win season, and a year after Herbert and senior linebacker Troy Dye passed up the chance to enter the NFL draft. On Wednesday night, they celebrated a Rose Bowl championship with their teammates, capping one of the all-time great seasons in the history of the program.