SMU vs Penn State Full Game Replay 21 Dec 2024 CFP First Round
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#11 SMU vs #6 Penn State Full Game Replay
2024 NCAA College Football - College Football Playoff First Round
Beaver Stadium
12:00 PM, December 21, 2024
Coverage: TNT/Max
University Park, PA
Attendance: 106 013
#11 SMU Mustangs vs #6 Penn State Nittany Lions What to Watch:
On Saturday in University Park, Pennsylvania, the sixth-seeded Penn State Nittany Lions and the eleventh-seeded SMU Mustangs square off in the first round of the College Football Playoffs. The victor will go on to the Fiesta Bowl on December 31 to play No. 3 Boise State. The Mustangs (11-2) last won a national championship in 1982 and are currently coming off a 34-31 loss to Clemson in the ACC Championship Game. Despite losing to Oregon 45-37 in the Big Ten Championship Game, the Nittany Lions (11-2) have won two national titles, the most recent being in 1986. Although Penn State offensive tackle Anthony Donkoh and SMU standout tight end RJ Maryland were both sidelined by season-ending injuries earlier this season, both teams come into the game with the majority of their important players available.
Kickoff at Beaver Stadium is scheduled for 12:00 ET. According to the most recent SMU vs. Penn State odds, the Nittany Lions are 8 points up.
The SportsLine model predicts 60 combined points for SMU vs. Penn State in the College Football Playoff, going over (52.5) on the total in over 60% of simulations. In their most recent meeting with Oregon, the Nittany Lions scored a total of 82 points, going over in each of their previous four games.
In this game, both offenses have been playing well. SMU gained 458 yards in the defeat to Clemson, including 304 yards from sophomore quarterback Kevin Jennings. Brashard Smith, a senior running back, also finished with a total of 147 all-purpose yards, including 113 yards on the ground and one touchdown.
Brashard Smith, a senior running back, also finished with a total of 147 all-purpose yards, including 113 yards on the ground and one touchdown. A team-high eight receptions for 97 yards and a touchdown were contributed by senior wide receiver Roderick Daniels Jr.
In contrast, the Nittany Lions scored 523 total yards during the Oregon defeat. Drew Allar, a junior quarterback, accumulated 280 total yards and four touchdowns, including 54 rushing yards and one score and 226 passing yards and three touchdowns. Junior running backs Kaytron Allen and Nicholas Singleton of Penn State both scored more over 100 yards in their outings versus the Ducks. Singleton had 105 yards while Allen had 124 yards and one touchdown.