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Stanford RB Christian McCaffrey Catches 75-Yard TD on 1st Touch of Rose Bowl

Christian McCaffrey wasted no time with this 75 yard TD pass from Kevin Hogan. #RoseBowl pic.twitter.com/kCokEWwBNG

— Sportz Now (@SportzNow1) January 1, 2016

Christian McCaffrey wasted no time.

Well, technically 11 seconds.

The Stanford running back and 2015 Heisman Trophy runner-up broke loose on the first down of the game, running in a 75-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Kevin Hogan to help lift the Cardinal to an early 7-0 start over the Iowa Hawkeyes in Friday's Rose Bowl.

The Wild Caff show continued in the second quarter when he returned a punt 63 yards for another touchdown, extending Stanford's lead to 28-0: