Penn State's defense will have a huge task in trying to slow down Boise State star Ashton Jeanty in Tuesday's Fiesta Bowl.

Penn State has enlisted Tyler Holzworth, a junior, to mimic Jeanty on the scout team. It’s an impossible ask, but the 6-0, 219-pound Nittany Lions back can help present some of the same looks that Boise State gives with Jeanty.

The Broncos running back, who leads the nation in carries, has had three weeks to recover and prepare for the Nittany Lions. Since its victory in the Mountain West championship game, Boise State has enjoyed three weeks of rest leading into its College ...

Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty (2) pushes away from the arms of UNLV defensive lineman Tatuo Martinson (98) on a run in the first half of the Mountain West championship football game Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, in Boise. (AP Photo/Steve Conner) AP

DC Tom Allen and OC Andy Kotelnicki addressed the media ahead of the Fiesta Bowl against the Broncos, taking questions about PSU QB Drew Allar and Boise State’s Jeanty.

We're just four days away from Penn State taking on Boise State in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl. The Nittany Lions were led by their defense in the first round of the College Football Playoff against SMU, shutting down quarterback Kevin Jennins and the Mustangs explosive offense.

He enters the CFP just 131 yards shy of college football’s official single-season record, set by Oklahoma State’s Barry Sanders in 1988.

Tom Allen has coached against one running back that even remotely compares to Boise State’s Ashton Jeanty. That would be Derrick Henry, the Baltimore Ravens’ star who won the Heisman Trophy at Alabama in 2015.

Ashton Jeanty, the Boise State running back and Heisman Trophy runner-up, spoke about the challenge of facing Penn State in the College Football Playoff quarterfinal.