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The College Football Playoff Quarterfinal kicked off on New Year’s Eve with a game between No. 6 Penn State Nittany Lions and No. 3 Boise State Broncos squaring off at the Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Arizona. The game itself featured a total of nine Florida HS Football Alumni on the rosters between both teams.
The Nittany Lions defeated the Broncos with a score of 31-14 and held all-everything running back Ashton Jeanty to just 104 yards and fell short of reaching the single-season rushing record of Barry Sanders. Drew Allar threw three touchdowns, two of which went to Tyler Warren. IMG Academy alum Kaytron Allen had 17 rushes for 134 yards on the ground for Penn State. Boise State committed four turnovers in the game.
Here is how our fellow Florida HS Football players did in the game:
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| ATHLETE | HOW THEY PERFORMED |
|---|---|
| No. 17 WR Prince Strachan, John Carroll (Fort Pierce) | 4 rec., 40 yards (Long: 13 yds) |
| No. 31 CB Tevin Griffey, Dr. Phillips (Orlando) | No stats collected |
| No. 89 WR Jackson Grier, St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale) | No stats collected |
| ATHLETE | HOW THEY PERFORMED |
|---|---|
| No. 5 CB Cam Miller, Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) | 1 solo tackle, 1 assisted tackle |
| No. 9 CB Elliot Washington II, Venice | 1 assisted tackle |
| No. 12 CB Jon Mitchell, Mandarin (Jacksonville) | No stats collected |
| No. 13 RB Kaytron Allen, IMG Academy (Bradenton) | 17 rushes, 134 yards |
| No. 23 CB Antoine Belgrave-Shorter, Mandarin (Jacksonville) | No stats collected |
| No. 28 DT Zane Durant, Lake Nona (Orlando) | No stats collected |
Penn State will advance to the College Football Semifinal on January 9 at 7:30pm ET/6:30pm CT at the Capital One Orange Bowl in Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium against the winner of the Allstate Sugar Bowl match between Notre Dame and Georgia.
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