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The quarterfinals of the College Football Playoff begin on New Year’s Eve at the Fiesta Bowl as (3) Boise State takes on (6) Penn State. And just in case advancing in the playoff wasn’t enough, it’s also a battle between two teams that have never lost a Fiesta Bowl.
No program has won the Fiesta Bowl more often than Penn State, which is 7-0 in its history. Then there’s Boise State, which is the Fiesta Bowl’s Cinderella. The Broncos are 3-0 in the game and remembered most for their upset over Oklahoma in the 2007 game. They’ve returned twice since then to knock off TCU (2010) and Arizona (2014).
But while both teams have plenty of history with the Fiesta Bowl, they don’t have any with each other. This will be the first time the programs have met on the football field. The winner will move on to the Orange Bowl semifinal, where they’ll await the winner of the Sugar Bowl between (2) Georgia and (7) Notre Dame.
Penn State vs. Boise State: Need to know
The win over SMU was James Franklin’s 100th win at Penn State: The first-round win over SMU was meaningful for Franklin. Not only was it his first career College Football Playoff win, but his 100th win at Penn State. Franklin is one of only seven active coaches who have won at least 100 games at their current school. The others are Kirk Ferentz (Iowa),…
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Author : Tom Fornelli
Publish date : 2024-12-31 18:15:00
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