Bowl roundup: Penn State thwart Jeanty and Boise State to reach CFP semi-finals
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 Tuesday in a College Football Playoff quarterfinal at the Fiesta Come to Glendale, Arizona.
Jeanty finished the season with 2,601 yards, falling just short of breaking Barry Sanders’ 1988 FBS record of 2,628 yards with Oklahoma State. Jeanty fumbled twice on Tuesday, losing one.
Penn State (13-2) advances to the semifinals at the Orange Bowl in Miami Gardens, Florida, on Jan. 9. The Nittany Lions will play either No. 2 seed Georgia or No. 7 seed Notre Dame, who face each other 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 broke free for a 58-yard touchdown run to seal the Nittany Lions’ victory with 4:54 remaining.
ReliaQuest Bowl: Michigan 19, No. 11 Alabama 13
Dominic Zvada scored four goals and Davis Warren threw a touchdown pass before leaving with a knee injury as the Wolverines earned a victory over the Crimson Tide in Tampa.
Michigan (8-5) took advantage of three first-quarter turnovers at Alabama to build a 16-point lead en route to winning its third straight game.
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 was error-prone in the first quarter with an interception and two lost fumbles. The Crimson Tide rushed for just 68 yards.
Citrus Bowl: No. 20 Illinois 21, No. 15 South Carolina 17
Josh McCray rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns, including the go-ahead goal with 7:29 left, to lead the Fighting Illini to a win over the Gamecocks in Orlando.
Luke Altmyer completed 13 of 22 passes for 174 yards with one score and one interception, while Gabe Jacas had three tackles for loss as Illinois (10-3) posted its first 10-win season since 2001. It was also the first win for the Illini. about an SEC team.
Redshirt freshman LaNorris Sellers completed 24 of 34 passes for 260 yards and one touchdown for South Carolina (9-4), where its six-game winning streak was snapped. Oscar Adaway rushed for 69 yards and one touchdown and caught seven passes for 37 yards.
Texas Bowl: LSU 44, Baylor 31
Garrett Nussmeier passed for 304 yards and three touchdowns as the Tigers defeated the Bears in Houston.
Nussmeier threw two touchdown passes to Trey’Dez Green, and Chris Hilton Jr. caught the other scoring pass and finished with 113 receiving yards for the Tigers (9-4). LSU’s Zavion Thomas had a 95-yard kickoff return for a touchdown.
Sawyer Robertson passed for 445 yards and two touchdowns and Josh Cameron had eight catches for 111 yards and a score to lead Baylor (8-5), which had not lost since Oct. 5. The Bears squandered scoring opportunities by failing on 5 of 6 fourth-down conversion attempts.
Sun Bowl: Louisville 35, Washington 34
Harrison Bailey threw for three touchdowns and the Cardinals stopped the Huskies in El Paso, Texas.
Bailey was more efficient than he was spectacular, completing 16 of 25 passes for 164 yards, but also leading a turnover-free attack with good balance. Louisville (9-4) rushed for 207 yards and got 99 yards from freshman Isaac Brown and 83 from another freshman, Duke Watson.
Washington (6-7) got a big game from quarterback Demond Williams Jr., who shook off an early pick-six and hit 26 of 32 attempts for 374 yards and four scores. Giles Jackson shredded the Louisville secondary for 11 catches, 161 yards and all four touchdowns.