![]() But he was in the stands for their return trip 15 years later, against Ohio State on Jan. And he is, as a lifelong UO fan with a family legacy to uphold.īreeze hadn't been born yet when the 1994 Ducks played in the Rose Bowl. To watch Breeze on the field is to see a guy who seems to be playing with a little extra fuel in his tank. He's one of just six players in the country with return touchdowns on both an interception and a fumble. Now, it's Breeze wearing a UO football jersey, and starring at safety for the Ducks.Ī starter in Oregon's last four games, Breeze has 51 tackles on the season, including a team-high nine in the Ducks' Pac-12 championship effort over Utah. 7 jersey from his playing days, including at the Ducks' return to Pasadena for the 2010 Rose Bowl. The UO redshirt junior recalls, too, his cousins wearing their dad's old No. 9 jersey) and Cota (standing back left) with family outside the 2010 Rose Bowl.īreeze recalls being 8 or 10 years old, and wearing out a VHS copy of the 1995 Rose Bowl that Cota kept around the house. I'm so excited."įirst photo: Brady Breeze (black hat) with his brothers and cousins at the 2010 Rose Bowl. "Knowing that he got to play in that game, just dreaming of playing in this game, and now I get to do it, it's just something that's going to be awesome. "I mean, this is something I'll never forget. "It just means the world to me, and I know it means the world to my teammates, to be in 'The Granddaddy Of Them All,' " Breeze said. But that outcome didn't dampen Cota's enthusiasm for his experience 25 years ago, which he's imparted upon his nephew.Įven playing in the NFL, Cota told Breeze, can't quite compare to the experience of competing in the Rose Bowl with teammates and coaches who've become like family during your college career. He'll be looking for a different result than the 1994 team's 38-20 loss to Penn State. On Wednesday, Breeze will carry on the family tradition when he takes the field for the Ducks in the Rose Bowl against Wisconsin. "It's kind of cool having the old memories from my family come back." "She made the cake the same, the same design and everything," Breeze recalled Friday. In Southern Oregon during a brief holiday break for Breeze and the Ducks earlier this week, Barbara made another cake to mark another Rose Bowl appearance by another member of her family. This time, it was for Cota's nephew, and Barbara's grandson, Brady Breeze. ![]() Twenty-five years later, it was time to bake another cake. Before the Ducks' appearance in Pasadena, Cota's family hosted a party. When the 1994 Oregon football team was preparing for the team's first Rose Bowl appearance in nearly 40 years, safety Chad Cota's mom, Barbara, baked a cake to mark the occasion.Ĭota was the '94 team's MVP, an all-conference safety who went on to an extended NFL career, mostly with the Carolina Panthers and Indianapolis Colts. ![]()
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