Penn State and Boise State have had plenty of success in the Fiesta Bowl in their program histories. The Nittany Lions are a perfect 7-0 and courtesy of a 38-10 win over SMU in the first round of the 12-team College Football Playoff at Beaver Stadium, the Nittany Lions will play in the Fiesta Bowl for the eighth time, this time with a spot in the CFP semifinals on the line. Boise State is 3-0 with its last Fiesta Bowl victory coming in 2014. Penn State won it in 2017.
The Broncos and Heisman Trophy runner-up Ashton Jeanty were off the first round of the CFP with a bye as the No. 3 seed in the tournament. The Mountain West Champs come into this matchup, which will be aired on ESPN on New Year’s Eve, with a 12-1 record. The lone blemish for Spencer Danielson’s team is a 37-34 loss to the Oregon Ducks in Eugene. Penn State is now 12-2 with losses to Ohio State and Oregon, which will meet in the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day.
The winner of the Fiesta Bowl quarterfinal will advance to play either Georgia or Notre Dame, which meet in the Sugar Bowl on New Year’s Day, in the CFP semifinal. Penn State is the heavy favorite to advance on Tuesday night in Glendale Arizona.
Who are the announcers for Penn State vs. Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl?
ESPN Play-by-play announcer Bob Wischusen will be joined by color commentator Louis Riddick and sideline reporter Kris Budden at State Farm Stadium in Glendale Arizona on New Year’s Eve for the VRBO Fiesta Bowl between Penn State and Boise State.
Kickoff will be at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN. The Fiesta Bowl is the lone quarterfinal CFP game to be played on New Year’s Eve with The Peach Bowl, between Arizona State and Texas, the Rose Bowl between Oregon and Ohio State, and the Sugar Bowl between Notre Dame and Georgia to be played on New Year’s Day.