Ashton Jeanty falls short of Barry Sanders' mark

Barry Sanders will remain at the top of the NCAA college football record books for at least one more season.

With Boise State eliminated by No. 6 Penn State in the quarterfinals of the College Football Playoff Fiesta Bowl, Broncos star running back Ashton Jeanty will finish 28 yards shy of Sanders’ record.

Jeanty, who entered Tuesday’s Fiesta Bowl 132 yards behind Sanders, will finish second on the all-time single-season rushing yards list with 2,601 yards.

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It took until the fourth quarter on Tuesday for Jeanty to really get anything going against Penn State’s defensive line, as the Heisman Trophy runner-up entered the fourth quarter with just 59 yards rushing on the night.

Jeanty’s longest run of the night was a 26-yard carry down the right sideline in the fourth quarter. He finished Boise State’s 31-14 loss to Penn State on Tuesday with 104 rushing yards and two fumbles (one lost) on 30 carries.

Sanders rushing Jeanty before the game The former Oklahoma State running back’s 222 yards in the Holiday Bowl don’t count toward his 1988 rushing record.

After Tuesday’s Fiesta Bowl quarterfinals, Jeanty’s season ends here among the greatest campaigns of all time:

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