The College Football Playoff quarterfinal round will see the No. 5 Penn State Nittany Lions (12-2) meeting the No. 8 Boise State Broncos (12-1) in the Fiesta Bowl at 7:30 p.m. ET in Glendale,

The Nittany Lions' offensive stars discuss the buzz, and the grind, of readying for the Broncos and their 15th game of the season.

Penn State is heading to the Fiesta Bowl. The Nittany Lions dominated the SMU Mustangs on Saturday afternoon, clinching their place in the newly-expanded College Football Playoff quarterfinal. Penn State earned a date against the No.

Drew Allar’s College Football Playoff debut wasn’t the best game of his Penn State football career. It also wasn’t his worst But in the end, the Nittany Lions’ punishing run game, combined with a pair of pick-sixes, was more than enough for Penn State to defeat SMU 38-10 and take its first step toward a National Championship.

For the first time in program history, Penn State is moving on in the College Football Playoff. The (6) Nittany Lions punched their ticket to a showdown against (3) Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl quarterfinal on Dec. 31 with a dominant 38-10 win against (11) SMU on Saturday.

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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.

National college football analyst Josh Pate likes what he sees from Penn State ahead of its second-round matchup against Boise State. However, Pate believes the Nittany Lions' path to the semifinal may never again be this manageable.

Penn State Nittany Lions coach James Franklin made an aggressive call vs. SMU and said he'll do it again in the College Football Playoff.