Ashton Jeanty rumbles for 259 yards, 4 TDs in Boise State win

BOISE, Idaho — Ashton Jeanty ran for 259 yards and 4 touchdowns, Matt Lauter had 4 catches for 96 yards and two scores and No. 25 Boise State surged previous Washington State 45-24 on Saturday evening.

Enjoying its first recreation as a ranked staff since 2020, Boise State (3-1) pulled away within the fourth quarter in opposition to its future Pac-12 Convention rival. Washington State (4-1) had no reply for Jeanty — and no floor recreation of its personal.

Jeanty, who entered the sport main the nation in speeding yards per recreation with 195.3, wasted little time. On Boise State’s fifth play from scrimmage, he broke 4 tackles across the line of scrimmage earlier than outracing the remainder of the protection on a 64-yard TD run. He completed with 26 carries and had a 7-yard reception.

“He was relentless,” Boise State coach Spencer Danielson stated. “Discuss a man who places his staff on his again, loves this staff, and can discover a strategy to rating as a result of that is what the staff wants — that is Ashton. When your greatest gamers are your hardest employees, you’ve got at all times obtained a shot.”

Jeanty, who now has 845 yards on 82 carries with 13 touchdowns this season, had his fourth 200-yard recreation, tying a faculty report.

“We simply obtained beat in all three phases, and fairly decisively,” Washington State coach Jake Dickert stated. “Jeanty was unbelievable. Ten yards a carry. Clearly you have to maintain him to lower than that if you wish to win the soccer recreation.”

The Cougars responded with a fast strike of their very own when quarterback John Mateer wanted solely three performs to go 65 yards, firing a 14-yard TD go to Cooper Mathers.

Jeanty added a 14-yard landing run late within the second quarter to provide the Broncos a 17-10 halftime lead.

Regardless of stifling Boise State’s offense early within the second half, Dickert gambled on a fourth-and-inches from his staff’s 27 late within the third quarter. However Boise State’s protection stiffened, denying Mateer the half a yard he wanted.

“When it is inches to go, when it is fourth-and-1 for the previous two and a half years, we have gone for it each time,” Dickert stated. “That is what we will do. That is how we play.”

Three performs later, Maddux Madsen hit Lauter on a 22-yard scoring strike to push Boise State’s result in 24-10 with 1:22 left within the third quarter.

Then, after one other Washington State landing halved the deficit, Jeanty ripped off one other electrifying run, this time racing 59 yards by breaking three tackles and eluding one other on the aim line to dive in for a rating.

Mateer threw for 327 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Wayshawn Parker led Washington State in speeding with 35 yards.

Madsen threw for 184 yards and two touchdowns for Boise State.

The Boise State protection recorded seven sacks leading to 67 misplaced yards.