DeLuca went from walk-on to captain with the Nittany Lions. 'You can't help but love Dom,' Penn State DC Tom Allen said.

These are arguably the top 10 Penn State plays of this season going into the College Football Playoff quarterfinal against Boise State Tuesday night in the Fiesta Bowl:

For the first time in program history, Penn State is moving on in the College Football Playoff. The (6) Nittany Lions punched their ticket to a showdown against (3) Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl quarterfinal on Dec. 31 with a dominant 38-10 win against (11) SMU on Saturday.

Former Penn State assistant Stacy Collins will coach against the Nittany Lions in the College Football Playoff vs. Boise State.

Penn State football heads into the Fiesta Bowl against Boise State, playing its best football of the year. Head coach James Franklin’s team posted a dominant win over SMU in the first round of the College Football Playoff.

Boise State and Penn State are two of the top rushing offenses in the country, but the Fiesta Bowl participants use different approaches to shred teams on the ground. The third-seeded Broncos (12-1) rely on Heisman Trophy runner-up Ashton Jeanty to do most of the work.

Boise State, an underdog versus Penn State in the Fiesta Bowl, could surpass the double-digit spread with a strong run game. Can they shock the world?