A quarter-century is a long time to wait.
The last time Iowa played in the Rose Bowl, Kirk Ferentz had just finished his first year of three as head coach at Maine after spending nine seasons on Hayden Fry’s staff with the Hawkeyes.
Two years later, Ferentz would go to work for Bill Belichick and the Cleveland Browns. Also on that Browns staff was Nick Saban, who, 25 years ago, got his start as a head coach for the Toledo Rockets.
Yes, the game has changed plenty since Iowa last played in the Granddaddy of Them All.