Penn State has enlisted Tyler Holzworth, a junior, to mimic Jeanty on the scout team. It’s an impossible ask, but the 6-0, 219-pound Nittany Lions back can help present some of the same looks that Boise State gives with Jeanty.

Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty (2) pushes away from the arms of UNLV defensive lineman Tatuo Martinson (98) on a run in the first half of the Mountain West championship football game Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, in Boise. (AP Photo/Steve Conner) AP

He enters the CFP just 131 yards shy of college football’s official single-season record, set by Oklahoma State’s Barry Sanders in 1988.

We're just four days away from Penn State taking on Boise State in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl. The Nittany Lions were led by their defense in the first round of the College Football Playoff against SMU, shutting down quarterback Kevin Jennins and the Mustangs explosive offense.

Boise State football is putting its unbeaten mark at the Fiesta Bowl on the line on New Year’s Eve. Except this time, a Broncos win continues their season — and the brilliant career of Ashton Jeanty.

Penn State players have watched Ashton Jeanty make opponents look silly all season. They don’t want to be the next defenders Boise State’s star posterizes with jukes, spin moves, stiff arms and heavy shoulders.

For the second time this season, Penn State is making a cross-country trip to play a football game. The stakes couldn’t be higher for its College Football Playoff quarterfinal matchup with No. 3 seed Boise State on New Year’s Eve (7:30 p.

Penn State head coach James Franklin spoke to the media Monday afternoon just over a week before his team will take on Boise State in the quarterfinals of the College Football Playoff. Here’s what Franklin said about the Broncos,