The wondrous sophomore broke the Rose Bowl record for all-purpose yards and scored two dazzling touchdowns early as Stanford steamed to a 45-16 victory over Iowa before an announced crowd of 94,268.
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Stanford, playing in its third Rose Bowl Game in four years, opened a 38-point lead before the Hawkeyes even got on the board. DeShone Kizer pushed in a one-yard run 29 ticks before the break to pull the Irish to within 28-14, creating a loop where Notre Dame was never really out of the game, but Ohio State was never really threatened, either.
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McCaffrey, the son of former Broncos wide receiver Ed McCaffrey, has an absolutely preternatural ability to catch and run.
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Christian McCaffrey raced 75 yards into the end zone on Stanford’s opening drive not long after Iowa’s players charged onto the field and revved up the black and gold-clad fans in the north end zone. McCaffrey became the first player in Rose Bowl history to compile at least 100 yards rushing and receiving.
Iowa didn’t quit with 16 second half points to only 3 from Stanford, but that only mattered if you bet on the second half line.
“It feels great to be Rose Bowl champs”, Hogan said as Shaw draped his arms around the quarterback’s shoulders.
That certainly didn’t help quarterback C.J. Beathard, who threw for 239 yards but lost 33 on the ground.
The sixth-ranked Cardinal and fifth-ranked Hawkeyes both finished the year at 12-2.
McCaffrey struck again in the second quarter, scoring in front of Iowa’s silent band on a 63-yard punt return for a 28-0 lead. He wouldn’t catch another pass until the fourth quarter.
They have not won the Rose Bowl since 1959. The rest of the second quarter was relatively quiet save for a bit of trickeration by Stanford when Kevin Hogan faked a fumble and threw a deep touchdown pass to Rector for a touchdown putting Stanford up 35-0.
The Buckeyes (12-1) were left out of the College Football Playoff thanks to an inopportune loss.
Still, they had no answer for McCaffrey, and when they tried to commit more defensive bodies to the run, Hogan struck in the passing game.
In a game billed as a battle of two of the top defenses in the Big Ten and Southeastern Conference, the Wolverines’ offense shined bright in their first bowl victory since 2012. Iowa doesn’t want to give up the big play, wanting to force foes to drive long distances in multiple-play drives to score touchdowns.
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Northwestern (10-3) failed in a bid to finish with a school-record 11 victories.
