Austin R. Vaughn | NCAA.com | January 2, 2016 Stanford football: Brandon Austin proposes after Rose Bowl Share It had to be pretty fun to be a Stanford Cardinal on New Years Day. Stanford coasted to a 45-16 victory in the "Grandaddy of them all" over a 12-1 Iowa squad. But, one member of the Cardinal had a pretty special reason to be extra happy. @StanfordFball @Aust1n74 she said yes! pic.twitter.com/qnR3B5GkYv — Brandon Solis (@brandon9182) January 2, 2016 With Rose Bowl victory celebrations going on all around him, offensive lineman Brendon Austin proposed to his girlfriend Carly Hartman. From a dancing free to a proposal. Stanford had fun tonight. pic.twitter.com/cJPqTpjv1Q — John Sears (@johnsears) January 2, 2016 Stanford had fun, indeed. Stanford beats Southern California to win its eighth women's water polo national championship For the eighth time in school history, Stanford won the National Collegiate Women's Water Polo Championship. READ MORE Stanford softball shuts out No. 2 UCLA in back-to-back games Stanford managed two straight 1-0 wins over No. 2 UCLA on April 9 and 10, giving the Cardinal their first series win over the Bruins since 2013. READ MORE The 50 states, ranked by the total number of men's basketball championships Here's every state, ranked by how many men's basketball national championships each school has won. READ MORE