No, Jeanty did not break Barry Sanders' single-season rushing record, coming up 27 yards shy in his lowest rushing output of the season. No, the sport's preeminent underdog couldn't pull off yet another Fiesta Bowl upset, on the same field that hosted the program's defining victories.
I'm so proud of this team. It didn't go our way tonight, but they re-established the standard in Boise to be a light on the hill, to the country, that had been lost for a little bit, said head coach Spencer Danielson. That's a legacy that can never be taken from them.
Both versions coexisted in No. 3 Boise State's 31-14 loss to No. 6 Penn State in the Playoff quarterfinals at the Fiesta Bowl on Tuesday night.
The matchup underscored a crucial flaw in a system meant to reward conference champions, but designed before realignment thinned the Power 5 to a top-heavy.
Collection
[
|
...
]