Wisconsin's Barry Alvarez stepping in to coach Rose Bowl

• Wisconsin will face Stanford in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1
• The opening was created when Bret Bielema was hired by Arkansas
• Alvarez said he will only coach one game and will not seek job full-time

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Barry Alvarez is headed back to the Wisconsin sidelines.

For one game, at least.

Alvarez says he'll coach the Badgers in next month's Rose Bowl, where they'll play No. 8 Stanford. Alvarez made the announcement Thursday, a day after former coach Bret Bielema took the job at Arkansas.

Alvarez coached Wisconsin for 16 seasons, compiling a 118-73-4 record that included a 3-0 mark in the Rose Bowl — the Badgers' only victories in eight trips to Pasadena. Alvarez added the title of athletic director in 2004, and resigned as head coach after the 2005 season. Bielema was his hand-picked successor.

After a rocky regular season, the Badgers beat Nebraska in last weekend's Big Ten championship. This will be their third straight trip to the Rose Bowl, a school record.

Bielema endorsed the idea of Alvarez coaching the game during his introductory press conference at Arkansas.

"I think he's actually coaching their bowl game," Bielema said Wednesday. "I just heard that before I came here, which would be awesome. They might finally win one. Everyone tells me he won three and I lost two."