The No. 5 Penn State Nittany Lions (12-2) meet the No. 8 Boise State Broncos (12-1) in the Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Arizona in the quarterfinal round of the College Football Playoff. Kickoff is at

For Boise State, years of being the best program outside the power conference have finally culminated in a chance to play for the national title. Undefeated seasons in 2006 and 2009 ended with Fiesta Bowl wins but came before the four-team Playoff. This season is Boise’s 10th with 12 wins since 2002.

Beaver Stadium is one of the toughest places to play in around the entirety of college football so the Mustangs will have their hands full. SMU will need to control the crowd before it gets to be too late if they want any chance of pulling the upset.