Badgers celebrate road to the Rose Bowl with trip to Disneyland, steak dinner

PASADENA, Calif. (CBS 58) -- The Wisconsin Badgers are in California getting ready to take on the Oregon Ducks in the Rose Bowl New Year's Day.

Fans who traveled to Pasadena will get to enjoy a pep rally ahead of the game on Monday afternoon, Dec. 30. 

Players got the chance to enjoy the moment with a steak dinner over the weekend and some trips to Disneyland. But the team says when it's time to prepare, they're fully focused. 

"We do it the same way as any other game, you know we're here to play a football game, we're here to win a football game we're here to be champions," said Chris Orr, Wisconsin linebacker.

"It's cool that we're in a bowl game, we earned the right to have all these events and special gifts and everything that comes with it, but we also earned the right to play another football game," said Zach Baun, Wisconsin linebacker. 

The Badgers will hold another rally on Wednesday. It will nbe across from the stadium at 10 a.m. pacific time. 

Kickoff is set for 4 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 1 central time. 

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