Andrew PetersJanuary 1, 2025
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Penn State is one action more detailed to reaching the College Football Playoff national championship.
The No. 6 Nittany Lions downed No. 3 Boise State 31-14 in the Fiesta Bowl on Tuesday, punching a ticket to the Orange Bowl and the CFP semifinal.
Penn State appeared to be on its method to a dominant win after taking a 14-0 lead on its very first 2 drives, however the Broncos didn’t decrease without a battle. They discovered completion zone in the 2nd quarter to make it a seven-point video game before the Nittany Lions struck a basket right before halftime.
Boise State was rolling in the 2nd half, opening the 3rd quarter with an incredible drive that ended with a 53-yard goal pass. Penn State rapidly understood back, nevertheless, making it 24-14 heading into the last quarter.
The Broncos had a set of strong drives in the 4th quarter, however none ended with points. They had one interception and another missed out on basket and Penn State profited from the empty drives, taking a 31-14 lead on a 58-yard run from Nick Singleton.
Singleton ended up with 87 hurrying lawns and a goal while his partner in the backfield, Kaytron Allen, had 135 lawns on the ground.
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PENN STATE BREAKS THE GAME OPEN < br><> < br>> Nicholas Singleton takes it 58 lawns to your home < a href="https://t.co/bE4KuTM77T">> pic.twitter.com/bE4KuTM77T
From there, a Boise State interception assisted seal the win for the Nittany Lions.
Boise State star running back Ashton Jeanty had a good video game, publishing 104 backyards on the ground, however it was from what we’ve seen him do this year. After looking after the ball all year, he had an uncharacteristic fumble in the very first half before lastly getting things entering the 2nd half.
Had he discovered his video game going previously, things might have gone in a different way, however eventually the Penn State defense was excessive for the Broncos.
After the video game, fans were impressed by Penn State as it considers a championship game look.
Chris Vannini @ChrisVannini
Boise State has 3 drives in which it entered Penn State’s 30-yard line and came away with absolutely no points. << br><> < br>> They’re down by 10. It existed to be had. Could not complete.
Sickos Committee @SickosCommittee
… what if this Penn State groups wins the nationwide title?
LilSaucey @GNova04
Penn State is delighting in this Boise st o-line. Georgia vs Penn State is going to be enjoyable to view
Applied @drewg_smith
Wow. Penn State is one video game far from the championship game?!? We utilized to wish times like this
Adam Mackey @aa_mmack
Informing you, what Penn State has actually had the ability to do because the Ohio State loss has actually been truly outstanding. << br><> < br>> Watch out for a possible National champion berth for the Nittany Lions
In Karen Huger’s Concubine @GullahRehabbed
The Big 10 will a minimum of have one group in the National Championship.
