The Rose Bowl Game Presented by Northwestern Mutual pits No. 5 Iowa (12-1) against No. 6 Stanford (11-2). These were the first two teams left out of the College Football Playoff, and they've never faced each other before. Here are three reasons to watch -- other than the fact that this is the Granddaddy of Them All.
Iowa's drought is over: This is Stanford's third trip to the Rose Bowl in four years, but the Hawkeyes will play in Pasadena on the 25th anniversary of their last appearance, a 46-34 loss to Washington in 1991.