Stanford had Christian McCaffrey and Iowa didn't. There's more to why Iowa lost this game than just that factor, but when a guy sets the all-time Rose Bowl total yardage record (368), that's certainly the first place to look. McCaffrey set an NCAA record for all-purpose yardage during the regular season (and Pac-12 Championship Game) and he picked up right where left off in the Rose Bowl. Literally -- his first touch from scrimmage was on a pass play that went for 75 yards and a touchdown. All those nightmares you had during the run-up to the Rose Bowl about Iowa defending McCaffrey?
STANFORD 45, IOWA 16: MCCAFFREY'D
