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Iowa pulls away in fourth quarter

From Mirror, wire reports UNIVERSITY PARK — Taylor McCabe scored 17 points and made five 3-pointers, Hannah Stuelke had 13 points, 10 rebounds and four assists, and No. 23 Iowa beat Penn State 80-68 on Wednesday despite Gabby Elliott ‘s 32-point performance. Iowa (12-2, 2-1 Big Ten) hast won 11 straight against Penn State (9-5, 0-3). Iowa led 38-36 at halftime and it was tied at 55-all after three quarters before the Hawkeyes pulled away in the fourth by making six straight shots — and nine of their last 12. The Hawkeyes shot 65% from the field in the fourth quarter, making ...

Nittany Lions handle their ‘business’

GLENDALE, Ariz. — During the Fiesta Bowl lead up, James Franklin mentioned that his family was enjoying the hospitality here and said his wife and daughters were taking a hot-air balloon ride. He wasn’t going. “This is a business trip,” Franklin said. “I told our guys this ...

PSU pulls away, advances to semis

GLENDALE, Ariz. — 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 on Tuesday night, earning a spot in the College Football Playoff semifinals. The Nittany Lions (13-2, ...

2024 Fiesta Bowl highlights, lowlights

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Following are the highlights and lowlights from Penn State’s 31-14 victory over Boise State in a College Football Playoff quarterfinal Fiesta Bowl game on Tuesday night at State Farm Stadium: Play of the game: On third-and-11 from the Boise State 13, Drew Allar found Tyler Warren in the end zone for a touchdown that extended the Nittany Lions’ lead to 24-14 with 7:22 left in the third quarter. Offensive player of the game: Kaytron Allen rushed for 134 yards on 17 carries. Defensive player of the game: Lion defensive end Amin Vanover, subbing for the injured ...

Jeanty falls short of record

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Ashton Jeanty took the handoff on Boise State’s first play and made it just a few steps before being greeted by a wall of dark blue Penn State jerseys that swallowed him up and shoved him backward for no gain. A dream season was about to end with a rough night for the Broncos star. Jeanty — the Heisman Trophy runner-up — ran for a season-low 104 yards on 30 carries as No. 6 seed Penn State beat No. 3 seed Boise State 31-14 in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals on Tuesday night. He finished with 2,601 yards rushing this season, falling just short of ...

Keep an eye on Boise St. special teams

By Neil Rudel nrudel@altoonamirror.com Some pre-game notes as Penn State attempts to ring in 2025 with a win over Boise State: When the bowl matchups were announced, the Broncos got the Nittany Lions’ attention early on with their 37-34 loss to Oregon in Eugene. Penn State had trouble matching the Ducks’ speed and couldn’t get a handle on their explosive passing game. Boise, meanwhile, might well have won the game had it not collapsed on special teams as the Broncos allowed a punt return and kickoff return for a touchdown. The Lions have spent extra time on the Boise film ...