10 Most watchable Bowl Game matchups
By Jordan Luth
10. Hyundai Sun Bowl (Dec. 30): North Carolina vs. No. 18 Stanford
Stanford started the year hot, stumbled a little in the middle, lost 10-5 against Colorado and then finished hotter then they started. Meanwhile, North Carolina looked like a team that may have been able to challenge for the ACC championship. They dropped two of their last three games and their chances for the ACC championship were gone.
Christian McCaffrey, who many thought may challenge for the Heisman this year, will be featured for Stanford in this game. He ran for 1,600 yards this year and finally got his first road touchdown. In fact, he had back-to-back road games at the end of the year in which he ran for three touchdowns in each. McCaffrey broke out of that mid-season slump real quick.
For North Carolina, they feature a QB that may be the second quarterback taken in the NFL draft behind Deshaun Watson in Mitch Trubisky. That is if he decides to go pro. Trubisky definitely has the making of a pro-style QB. This year he threw for 3,468 yards, 28 touchdowns and only four interceptions. His career interception total at North Carolina is eight. That’s it.
With these star players playing at their best, it may be the supporting cast that will be a factor in deciding a winner. Prediction: Stanford 30, North Carolina 24