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 within the Fiesta Bowl on Tuesday night time, incomes a spot within the School Soccer 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 within the new 12-team format by leaping out to a 14-0 lead towards Boise State.
However the Broncos (12-2, CFP No. 3 seed) have relished the position of underdog, going again to when their model went nationwide within the electrifying 2007 Fiesta Bowl.
The Broncos galloped again from the early gap, closing to 17-14 on Matt Lauter’s 53-yard landing catch halfway by the third quarter.
Penn State tripped up Boise State’s newest comeback bid.
Allar threw his second landing cross 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 each side of the ball many 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 wanting Barry Sanders’ single-season NCAA file.
Allar had been criticized all season, known as boring and a sport supervisor. He was sharp early, discovering Warren behind the top zone for an 11-yard landing, then Omari Evans in stride for a 38-yard rating.
The Broncos pushed again by getting strain on Allar and appeared to show the momentum once they stripped Penn State’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 lower Penn State’s lead in half. The comeback appeared to nonetheless be in attain with Lauter’s TD, however the Broncos fell aside after that.
Maddux Madsen threw three interceptions and Jonah Dalmas missed his second subject objective, leaving the Broncos wanting the CFP semifinals.
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Penn State will play No. 2 Georgia or No. 3 Notre Dame within the Jan. 9 Orange Bowl.