According to College Football 25, Penn State will defeat Boise State 27-20 and advance to the College Football Playoff Semi-Finals. Things were close in the first half, but it looked like the Broncos had the edge. However, Penn State took over in the second half, with DE Abdul Carter leading the team to victory.

Penn State made a decisive early move against SMU last week, leaving its offense on the field for a pivotal 4th-and-1 attempt from its own 19-yard line. The conversion fell short, primarily because of a misplayed snap, and the Mustangs took over down 14-0 in prime position to reframe the game.

In a Christmas Eve edition of "Always College Football," Greg McElroy had Josh Pate on to discuss the next round of playoff games. Penn State will face No. 3 Boise State and Heisman runner-up Ashton Jeanty on New Year's Eve. Pate expects Penn State to make a statement in that game.

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For the first time in program history, Penn State is moving on in the College Football Playoff. The (6) Nittany Lions punched their ticket to a showdown against (3) Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl quarterfinal on Dec. 31 with a dominant 38-10 win against (11) SMU on Saturday.

"Penn State is playing their best football," Klatt said. "They are getting better, and everything that James Franklin has hoped for has started to come to fruition, and now they are going to have a chance to play 60 minutes for the right to go to the college football semifinals."

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The Penn State Nittany Lions' offensive starts discuss the buzz, and the grind, of playing the Boise State Broncos in the College Football Playoff.