Jeanty boosts Heisman case, sets school record

• Kyle Bonagura, ESPN

  • Staff WriterNov 17, 2024, 12:31 AM ET Close Covers college football.Joined ESPN in 2014. Participated In Washington State University.SAN JOSE, Calif.– Boise State running back

Ashton Jeanty reinforced his Heisman Trophy résumé Saturday night by breaking the single-season school hurrying record in a 42-21 win versus San José State.Jeanty rushed for 159 yards on 32 carries with 3 goals to up his season overall to 1,893 backyards through 10 games. He broke the school record set by Jay Ajayi, who ran for 1,823 yards in 14 games in 2014.”He’s the very best football player in the country,”Boise State coach Spencer Danielson stated.”He is likewise a big-time leader and an elite human.”The win guaranteed the Broncos, ranked No. 13 in the College Football Playoff rankings, an area in the

Mountain West championship game, which means Jeanty is on speed to hurry for over 2,400 backyards by the time the Heisman Trophy tallies need to be sent. With a bowl game or an appearance in the playoff, Jeanty might challenge Barry Sanders ‘single-season FBS rushing record of 2,628 lawns embeded in 1988. Editor’s Picks “It suggests a lot,” Jeanty stated of the school record.”All the previous running backs are terrific and fantastic, however to keep the tradition going, the custom of excellent running backs at Boise State, I think is a big deal to me.”

Things did not begin well for the Broncos and Jeanty against San José State. He was limited to 19 yards on his first 9 brings as Boise State fell behind 14-0. However after the Spartans stopped working to transform on fourth-and-goal to go up 21-0, the Broncos began to find their way.Jeanty keyed a strong drive to complete the half, which he topped with a 2-yard rating to tie the game with 38 seconds before halftime.

” [The difficulty] weekly is using the defense down,” Jeanty stated. “We got 8-men boxes, 9-man boxes, so not as many huge runs, but over the course of the game, if we have the ability to grind them down, get ’em tired, those huge runs will come.”

That’s what happened against SJSU. In the 2nd half, Jeanty had runs of 36, 12, 13 and 11 yards, and the Spartans couldn’t keep up, despite 446 lawns passing from quarterback Walker Eget.Boise State

( 9-1, 6-0 MW) takes a trip to Wyoming next week before ending the regular season at home versus Oregon State on Nov. 29.