Bauserman only saw the field because of Terrelle Pryor's TattooGate suspension. He was never the QB in waiting. And he was quickly replaced by Pryor's heir apparent, Braxton Miller.
OSU's best player(Bosa) got ejected early on a targeting call, JT Barrett threw 2 pick sixes, OSU spent Iowa game prep on Michigan State and Iowa used their NFL tight ends to exploit the OSU linebackers in the passing game.