Drew Allar threw three landing passes and Penn State bottled up Heisman Trophy runner-up Ashton Jeanty for a 31-14 victory over Boise State within the Fiesta Bowl on Tuesday night time, incomes a spot within the College Football Playoff semifinals.
The Nittany Lions (13-2, CFP No. 6 seed) opened their CFP opener with a blowout win over SMU and appeared headed for the newest lopsided win within the new 12-team format by leaping out to a 14-game lead 0 towards Boise State.
But the Broncos (12-2, No. 3 seed within the CFP) have relished being an underdog ever since their model went nationwide within the electrifying 2007 Fiesta Bowl.
The Broncos stormed again from the outlet, closing to 17-14 on Matt Lauter’s 53-yard landing run halfway by way of the third quarter.
Penn State stumbled Boise State’s newest comeback bid.
Allar threw his second landing go to John Mackey Award winner Tyler Warren, and Nick Singleton exploded up the center for a 58-yard landing, sending the Nittany Lions to the Orange Bowl on Jan. 9 towards No. 2 Georgia or No. 3 Notre. Lady.
Penn State did this by controlling the road of scrimmage on each side of the ball a lot 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 shy of Barry Sanders’ single-season NCAA file.
Allar had been criticized all season, known as boring and a sport supervisor. He was robust early, discovering Warren at the back of the tip zone for an 11-yard landing, then Omari Evans in stride for a 38-yard rating.
The Broncos responded by making use of strain on Allar and appeared to vary the momentum once they took two performs away from Penn State’s quarterback after Jeanty misplaced his third fumble of the season.
Boise State then turned to Tyler Crowe, not Jeanty, and the fullback hauled in a number of Nittany Lions for an 8-yard landing that minimize Penn State’s lead in half. The comeback nonetheless appeared inside attain with Lauter’s landing, however then the Broncos fell aside.
Maddux Madsen threw three interceptions and Jonah Dalmas missed his second area purpose, leaving the Broncos wanting the CFP semifinals.
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