Score: Penn State 17, Boise State 14 (11:38 left in third quarter ... and it gets the ball to start the second half, so this final minute of the second quarter could prove pivotal.

Penn State was fourth in the final College Football Playoff rankings released in December and seeded sixth for the playoff. The Nittany Lions defeated SMU and Boise State before falling to Notre ...

Penn State defenders ... Evans in stride for a 38-yard score for a two-touchdown lead. ''Being 14-0, that isn't something anybody really wants to be in,'' Boise State coach Spencer Danielson ...

Carter, The Athletic’s No. 2-ranked draft prospect, is recovering from a shoulder injury he suffered in Penn State’s playoff win over Boise State ... the season in that final game.