Penn State’s College Football Playoff run continues.

This time, the Nittany Lions face Boise State at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday in the Fiesta Bowl at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. While the Nittany Lions defeated SMU in the first round, the Broncos were handed a bye.

Let’s preview the foe from Idaho ahead of the big game.

The Team

Boise State went 12-1 this season with a 7-0 Mountain West record. The Broncos’ lone loss was a 37-34 defeat against Oregon. They knocked off UNLV twice, including in the conference championship game.

Spencer Danielson is in his second season as the Broncos’ head coach. He’s 15-2 all-time in Boise and took over interim coaching duties last season before being named the permanent coach. The 36-year-old is the fifth-youngest coach in college football.

Dirk Koetter is the offensive coordinator, while Erik Chinander is the defensive coordinator. Stacy Collins, Penn State’s special teams coordinator in 2022 and 2023, left Happy Valley for Idaho for the same job. The Oregon native spent 2021 at Boise State, too.

Penn State has never faced Boise State before.

Offense

Boise State is averaging 39.08 points and 470.2 yards per game.

By this point, you know who Ashton Jeanty is. The Jacksonville, Florida, native finished second in Heisman Trophy voting, and his stats are unbelievable. He has 2,551 rushing yards and 29 touchdowns, averaging 192.08 yards per game. James Franklin spoke repeatedly about how impactful of a player Jeanty is.

Maddux Madsen is Boise State’s quarterback. He has 2,714 passing yards, 22 touchdowns, and three interceptions for a 62% completion rate.

Madsen has a talented receiving corps at his disposal. Cameron Camper leads the group with 837 receiving yards and four touchdowns. Tight end Matt Lauter has 523 yards and six touchdowns. Meanwhile, Latrell Caples has 443 yards and five touchdowns, and Prince Strachan has 264 yards and a touchdown.

Kage Casey and Ben Dooley are at left tackle and left guard, respectively. Mason Randolph is the center, while Roger Carreon and Hall Schmidt are at right guard and tackle.

Defense

Boise State hosts opponents to 21.92 points and 361.9 yards per game on defense.

Safety Ty Benefield leads the Broncos with 73 tackles and two interceptions. Alongside him is Zion Washington, who has 63 tackles and six pass breakups. Seyi Oladipo also sees action, and he has 63 tackles along with 6.5 sacks.

A’marion McCoy anchors Boise State’s cornerbacks. He has 14 pass breakups, along with an interception. Jeremiah Earby, who has six breakups and a pick, lines up next to him. Nickelback Rodney Robinson has 3.5 sacks and two pass breakups.

Linebacker Marco Notarainni has 55 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, and three sacks. Andrew Simpson lines up alongside him, and he has 42 tackles, 10 for a loss, and an interception.

Ahmed Hassanein and Jayden Virgin-Morgan are the defensive ends. Hassanein has 42 tackles, including 12 for loss and 8.5 sacks. Virgin-Morgan, meanwhile, leads the team with 10 sacks. Braxton Fely, who has 5.5 sacks, is at defensive tackle. Alongside him is Herbert Gums, who has 20 tackles and 1.5 sacks.

Special Teams

Jonah Dalmas is 13-of-16 on field goal attempts, with a 48-yard attempt as his longest. James Ferguson-Reynolds handles punts, and he’s averaging 43.82 yards per punt with 15 of his 39 attempts dropped inside the 20-yard line. Jarrett Reeser, meanwhile, averages 62.7 yards per kickoff.

Dylan Riley averages 29.63 yards per kickoff return, including a touchdown taken back 96 yards. Cooper Jones is the primary punt returner, averaging just 4.67 yards per return with a long of 22.