The College Football Playoff quarterfinal round will see the No. 5 Penn State Nittany Lions (12-2) meeting the No. 8 Boise State Broncos (12-1) in the Fiesta Bowl at 7:30 p.m. ET in Glendale,

Boise State coach Spencer Danielson said the Penn State Nittany Lions are "playing their best football" after a first-round playoff win over SMU.

The Nittany Lions have won seven Fiesta Bowl games, the most of any school, and are looking to make it eight when they take on Boise State on New Year’s Eve (7:30 p.m., ESPN) in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals. The winner of the game in Glendale, Ariz., will face the winner of Georgia-Notre Dame (Sugar Bowl) in the semifinals.