The Southeastern 16 crew talks about one of the better bowl matchups in the country: Vanderbilt and Iowa in the ReliaQuest bowl. We preview and predict outcomes on the game, including the following topics:

You can prepare for Vanderbilt’s Diego Pavia… but can you really prepare for what he brings on any given day given his abilities and a penchant for making plays no one else does? The Heisman runner-up had a fantastic season. Tight end Eli Stowers won the Mackey Award and is Pavia’s top target. Running backs Sedrick Alexander and MK Young are also capable threats for the Commodores.

Iowa’s defense was stout. It allowed just 15.2 points and 271 yards per game and was tough against the run and the pass, and held Oregon to 18 points. Iowa’s offense put up 40 points against Nebraska in the finale. The Hawkeyes are led by dual-threat quarterback Mark Gronowski and running back Kamari Moulton (783 rushing yards). Iowa has the Remington Award winner in center Logan Jones, an All-American in guard Beau Stephens and a second-team All-Big 10 tackle in Gennings Dunker.

Both teams are great on special teams. Iowa’s Kaden Wetjen is one of the country’s top return men, while Vanderbilt, led by kicker Brock Taylor and punter Nick Haberer, is excellent in all areas of special teams. Vanderbilt increasingly went up-tempo late in the year with success, making the “over” a sneaky play here.

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