By Neil Rudel nrudel@altoonamirror.com GLENDALE, Ariz. — Penn State’s defense did not want to be part of Ashton Jeanty’s record-setting performance. Jeanty, Boise State’s outstanding tailback, finished with 104 yards on 30 carries in Tuesday night’s Fiesta Bowl, won by Penn ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
