Penn State is one step closer to reaching the College Football Playoff championship game. The No. 6 Nittany Lions downed No. 3 Boise State 31-14 in the

Kaytron Allen overshadows Boise State's Ashton Jeanty in the Nittany Lions' 31-14 victory in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals.

Penn State pulled away from Boise State 31-14 in Tuesday's Fiesta Bowl, earning the first spot in the semifinals. Here's how it happened.

Penn State head coach James Franklin celebrates with Khalil Dinkins and Sal Wormley after the 31-14 win over Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl on Dec. 31, 2024. Joe Hermitt | [email protected] Joe Hermitt | [email protected]

Drew Allar threw three touchdown 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, earning a spot in the College Football Playoff semifinals.

For as much as Penn State wants to keep everything as normal as possible this week before departing on Saturday for the Fiesta Bowl, the one person likely determining whether the

Penn State and Boise State are meeting for the first time in the Dec. 31 Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Arizona. But both programs are familiar with this bowl game. Penn State is 7-0 in the Fiesta Bowl, having last played in the contest at the end of the 2017 season.

Penn State football will end 2024 either advancing in the College Football Playoffs or watching its season end. Boise State stands in between a semifinal spot and the Fiesta Bowl trophy for Drew Allar and company.

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