Stanford is among the country’s elite after a year in the wilderness. What did that first Rose bowl mean to you? You want to be efficient.
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“Whether you’re playing in Augusta or the British Open or in the Rose Bowl, at some point you have to block out all the other stuff and you have to concentrate on what the task is”, said Ferentz.
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Originally an assistant under Fry at North Texas, Patterson followed the head coach to Iowa City, holding almost every assistant coaching position imaginable from 1979-1998. Tire out the offense and force them to beat you defensively.
The senior running back was injured in the Big Ten Championship, and the worry from a Hawkeyes perspective was that he wouldn’t be 100 percent for the Rose Bowl. The Rose Bowl is the Rose Bowl.
The question is whether that’s enough.
From 2013-15, the Iowa team served more than 1,500 community service hours. Kirk Ferentz will have to come up big for his team here, keeping them focused could be hard, but Iowa is a sound team on both ends of the field. The Cardinal and Hawkeyes rank 81st and 98th in adjusted pace, and they rank 126th and 102nd in possessions per game. As much as Stanford will need to respect the three Iowa running backs, they must also keep their eyes on Beathard, who has scrambled for big runs this season. There will be no contrast in styles; the victor will be decided by who executes this style better. The No. 2 rusher in the nation (1,847 yards) does a lot of things well. Everyone watching the game knew it was going to come down to the last second. He passed up a shot at the NFL Draft, came back to Stanford and helped guide the Cardinal back to the Pac-12 championship and, once again, the Rose Bowl, where his career will come to a befitting conclusion on New Year’s Day.
Of course, Northwestern also represents the only common opponent for Stanford and Iowa, and the disparity in performance against Northwestern could not be greater. They rank 10th in rushing defense, giving up an average of 114.9 yards a game and have a strong linebacking corps led by Cole Fisher and Josey Jewell.
Same old, same old, right?
“I can’t remember six months ago let alone 30 years ago, so on a personal note, it’s been really exciting”, Ferentz said of returning to Pasadena. They lost to Washington 46-34 in 1991.
STILL HUNGRY: Stanford’s experience won’t translate into Rose Bowl fatigue, Hogan promised. “That’s the first thing you see on the first film you watch”.
Win or lose in Pasadena, Stanford has now won 11 or more games in four of five years under Shaw and five of six overall. “They haven’t seen a receiving corps like ours all year”. We want to show (the nation) what kind of team we are. “They’re probably one of the best-coached teams we’ve seen on film, the way the line works so well together”, Shittu said.
Stanford is led by the Heisman Trophy finalist, Christian McCaffrey out of the backfield. The Hawkeyes rode 294 rushing yards, three forced turnovers and all-around excellent play to a win over previously undefeated Northwestern. Iowa didn’t play significantly better than Nebraska – the Hawkeyes averaged 5.7 yards per play to the Cornhuskers’ 5.2 and were actually outgained by Nebraska by 183 yards – but took advantage of a few of Armstrong’s mistakes and two long touchdown runs from Jordan Canzeri to get the victory, albeit just an 8-point win.
The Badgers rolled up their sleeves and went right at the Trojans, playing clean, smart, physical, mistake-free football that at times made USC look small and silly.
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Check out the monstrous stat preview here. “It’s going to be a good competition for us”. After a 25-year absence, the Iowa Hawkeyes are back in the Rose Bowl NCAA college football game against Stanford on New Years day.
