AP Top 25 Poll

#5 Penn State Nittany Lions

2024

Overall Record

12-2

Last Game

vs SMU W 38-10

Conference Record

8-1

Next Game

@Boise State 12/31/2024

Jeanty falls short of record as dream season gets stuffed by Penn State defense in CFP loss

Ashton Jeanty took the handoff on Boise State’s first play and made it just a few steps before being greeted by a wall of dark blue Penn State jerseys that swallowed him up and shoved him backward for no gain.

No. 5 Penn State bottles up Jeanty, beats No. 8 Boise State 31-14 in Fiesta Bowl

Boise State has been waiting for this College Football Playoff moment since 2007

No. 3 seed Boise State returns to Fiesta Bowl to face sixth-seeded Penn State in CFP quarterfinals

Penn State coach James Franklin says Nick Saban should be college football’s commissioner

More News

Volcano to Heisman stage: Ashton Jeanty’s journey helped push Boise State into playoff

Penn State’s polarizing QB Drew Allar puts critics on mute and keeps winning games

Penn State offensive coordinator Kotelnicki’s creativity has the Nittany Lions humming in the CFP

Penn State preparing for hard-charging Jeanty and Boise State in CFP quarterfinals

Boise State’s Jeanty is the best back in the nation. Penn State’s duo could be right behind him

College playoffs looks for good matchups after snoozy first round of blowouts

SMU’s Lashlee hopes Mustangs’ mistake-filled performance won’t affect future playoff consideration

Former walk-on DeLuca provides early spark, Penn State drills SMU 38-10 in CFP; Boise State up next

Penn State and SMU carry the weight of history into their CFP debuts. They’re both trying to shed it

Playoff QBs include a hometown recruit, a prep title rematch and some 1-year hired guns

SMU looks to prove it belongs while Penn State eyes a breakthrough in the opening round of the CFP

12-team college football playoff arrives after 100 years, a few billion dollars and many detours

SMU eyes validation, Penn State eyes a breakthrough in College Football Playoff opener

Coaches question timing of transfer portal window as they prepare for College Football Playoff

Franklin lobbies for transfer portal changes as Penn State loses Pribula during playoff run

Auburn adds a second QB from portal by landing Ashton Daniels from Stanford

Maxwell Award Winners

Texas offensive lineman Kelvin Banks Jr. wins Lombardi Award as nation’s best lineman

John Butler named Nebraska’s new defensive coordinator after 1 season coaching secondary

AP All-Big Ten: Oregon’s Gabriel, Penn State’s Carter and Indiana’s Cignetti take top honors

AP Player of the Week: Arizona State’s Cam Skattebo put up big numbers again in Big 12 title game

Is the College Football Playoff bracket fair? Here are some tweaks that would have changed things

The College Football Playoff quarterfinals are set

SMU to visit Penn State in opening CFP round with Boise State awaiting the winner in the Fiesta Bowl

AP Top 25: Oregon, Georgia, Notre Dame, Texas top poll going into playoff; Tide ranked ahead of SMU

No. 1 Oregon outlasts No. 3 Penn State 45-37 for Big Ten title and 1st-round bye in playoffs

Oregon, Penn State amass 55 points to set Big Ten title game 1st-half scoring record

Penn State coach James Franklin looks to fill the empty trophy case in Happy Valley

No. 3 Penn State gets a shot at No. 1 Oregon in Big Ten title game

Dillon Gabriel leads No. 1 Oregon against No. 3 Penn State for Big Ten title with both eyeing CFP