Penn State defensive lineman Dvon J-Thomas gave a shoutout to Barry Sanders for the Nittany Lions’ defense containing Ashton Jeanty and protecting the rushing record for the Hall of Famer.

James Franklin and the Penn State Nittany Lions are heading to the College ... who entered the game needing just 132 yards to break Barry Sanders' single-season NCAA rushing yards record ...

However, the Nittany Lions took care of business ... Needing 131 yards to hit Barry Sanders’ record of 2,628 rushing yards, Jeanty only managed 104. While he still became the second player ...

On New Year's Eve the Penn State Nittany Lions held Boise State star ... just 28 yards short of the record held by the legendary Barry Sanders. After watching Jeanty give his best against a ...

Penn State has no connection to Barry Sanders, but the Nittany Lions were determined Tuesday night to protect the former Oklahoma State star’s longstanding NCAA Division I single-season rushing ...

The sixth-seeded Nittany Lions shut down No. 3 Boise State ... Thus, his chase for Barry Sanders’ single-season rushing record fell short by just 28 yards. Entering Tuesday, Jeanty had rushed ...

Penn State’s handling of Jeanty also meant the Broncos running back did not tie or break Barry Sanders’ NCAA single-season rushing record. The Nittany Lions will now remain on the road and ...

reacts after the game against the Penn State Nittany Lions in the Fiesta Bowl at State Farm Stadium. / Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images Following a dominant regular season, Sanders ran for 222 yards ...

Ashton Jeanty still had 132 yards to move ahead of Barry Sanders, so with a lackluster effort against the Nittany Lions, he only mustered 28 yards shy, placing him currently in second position for ...

The Nittany Lions met the challenge, as they held the Heisman Trophy runner-up to just 104 yards on the evening. Penn State’s handling of Jeanty also meant the Broncos running back did not tie or ...