Bowl roundup: Penn State thwart Jeanty and Boise State to reach CFP semi-finals
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Tyler Warren caught two touchdowns and No 6 seed Penn State limited Ashton Jeanty to a season-low 104 yards on 30 carries in a 31-14 win over No 3 seed Boise State on Tuesday in a College Football Playoff quarter-final game at the Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Arizona.
Jeanty finished the season with 2,601 yards, falling just short of breaking Barry Sanders’ FBS-record 2,628 yards set in 1988 with Oklahoma State. Jeanty fumbled twice on Tuesday, losing one of them. Penn State (13-2) advances to the semifinal round in the Orange Bowl at Miami Gardens, Fla., on 9 January. The Nittany Lions will play either No 2 seed Georgia or No 7 seed Notre Dame, who face off in the Sugar Bowl on Wednesday.
Drew Allar completed 13 of 25 passes for 171 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions for Penn State. Kaytron Allen rushed for 134 yards on 17 carries, and Nicholas Singleton busted free for a 58-yard touchdown run to seal the Nittany Lions’ win with 4:54 left.
ReliaQuest Bowl: Michigan 19, No 11 Alabama 13. Dominic Zvada kicked four goals and Davis Warren threw a touchdown pass before leaving with a knee injury as the Wolverines notched a victory over the Crimson Tide in Tampa. Michigan (8-5) took advantage of three Alabama first-quarter turnovers to build a 16-point lead en route to winning its third straight contest.
Jalen Milroe completed 16 of 32 passes for 192 yards, one touchdown and one interception for the Crimson Tide (9-4). However, Milroe had just seven yards on 16 rushes and he was mistake-prone in the first quarter with an interception and two lost fumbles. The Crimson Tide rushed for just 68 yards.
