Penn State bottles up Ashton Jeanty in Fiesta Bowl…
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Drew Allar threw three landing passes and No. 5 Penn State bottled up Heisman Trophy runner-up Ashton Jeanty for a 31-14 win over No. 8 Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl on Tuesday night time, incomes a spot in the College Football Playoff semifinals.
The Nittany Lions (13-2, CFP No. 6 seed) opened their first CFP berth with a blowout win over SMU and appeared headed towards the newest lopsided victory in the new 12-team format by leaping out to a 14-0 lead towards Boise State.
Penn State working back Nicholas Singleton (10) breaks free for a landing run during the second half Penn State’s 31-14 win over Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl College Football Playoff recreation on Dec. 31, 2024. AP
But the Broncos (12-2, CFP No. 3 seed) have relished the function of underdog, going back to when their model went national in the electrifying 2007 Fiesta Bowl.
The Broncos galloped back from the early gap, closing to 17-14 on Matt Lauter’s 53-yard landing catch halfway by way of the third quarter.
Penn State tripped up Boise State’s newest comeback bid.
Amin Vanover (15) holds up the Fiesta Bowl Trophy following Penn State’s win over Boise State. Getty Images
Allar threw his second landing move to John Mackey Award winner Tyler Warren, and Nick Singleton burst up the center for a 58-yard TD run, sending the Nittany Lions to the Jan. 9 Orange Bowl towards No. 2 Georgia or No. 3 Notre Dame.
Penn State did it by controlling the road of scrimmage on either side of the ball most of the night time and shutting down Jeanty’s working lanes.
The AP first-team All-America choice completed with a season-low 104 yards on 30 carries, leaving him 27 short of Barry Sanders’ single-season NCAA report.
Allar had been criticized all season, referred to as boring and a recreation supervisor. He was sharp early, discovering Warren in the back of the top zone for an 11-yard landing, then Omari Evans in stride for a 38-yard rating.
James Franklin celebrates following Penn State’s Fiesta Bowl College Football Playoff recreation victory over Boise State. Getty Images
The Broncos pushed back by getting strain on Allar and appeared to show the momentum after they stripped PennState’s quarterback two performs after Jeanty misplaced his third fumble of the season.
Boise State then turned to Tyler Crowe, not Jeanty, and the fullback took a number of Nittany Lions with him for an 8-yard landing that cut PennState’s lead in half. The comeback appeared to nonetheless be in attain with Lauter’s TD, however the Broncos fell aside after that.
Drew Allar drops back to move during the primary half of Penn State’s Fiesta Bowl win over Boise State. USA TODAY Sports by way of Reuters Con
Ashton Jeanty (2) eludes the attain of Zakee Wheatley (6) during the second half of Penn State’s win over Boise State. AP
Maddux Madsen threw three interceptions and Jonah Dalmas missed his second discipline purpose, leaving the Broncos short of the CFP semifinals.
Penn State will play No. 2 Georgia or No. 3 Notre Dame in the Jan. 9 Orange Bowl.
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