College football will have consecutive national champions from outside the Sun Belt region for the first time in three decades if Ohio State beats Texas in a playoff semifinal this week.

Thursday's Sugar Bowl game between No. 7 Notre Dame and No. 2 Georgia. Penn State never trailed against Boise State, building a 14-0 lead in the first quarter before taking a 17-7 lead into the half.

Boise State's loss to Penn State in the Playoff quarterfinals underscored a crucial flaw in a system meant to reward conference champions.

The quarterfinals of the College Football Playoff begin on New Year's Eve at the Fiesta Bowl as (3) Boise State takes on (6) Penn State. And just in case advancing in the playoff wasn't enough, it's also a battle between two teams that have never lost a Fiesta Bowl.

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"Penn State loves the Fiesta Bowl," head coach James Franklin said after his Nittany Lions knocked off Boise State 31-14 at State Farm Stadium.

Drew Allar threw three touchdown passes as Penn State bottled up Heisman Trophy runner-up Ashton Jeanty for a 31-14 win over Boise State.

I have been a season ticket holder for the majority of the last 17 years, but haven’t been able to attend any bowl games outside of the 2012 Las Vegas Bowl. My wife and I decided this was an opportunity our family could not miss,