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Ashton Jeanty cheered by CFB fans as Boise State beats SDSU in Heisman Trophy race | News, results, highlights, statistics and rumors

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Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty's Heisman campaign continued Friday with 180 total yards and two rushing touchdowns in a 56-24 home win over San Diego State.

Jeanty rushed for 149 yards on 31 carries while adding another 31 yards on two catches.

He got off to a slow start in the first half (15 carries, 37 yards) as San Diego State University piled the penalty box against him. That decision left the Aztecs vulnerable on the back end, and Boise State quarterback Maddux Madsen took advantage with 307 pass yards and four scores (three to Latrell Caples).

Fans pointed out SDSU's decision.

¡BUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL! @edsbs

Ashton Jeanty faces twenty guys every time he gets the ball

RedditCFB @RedditCFB

For San Diego State to forego any form of pass defense today just to defeat Ashton Jeanty's Heisman resume is a commitment to the rivalry that few teams are capable of.

The first kick was good @FKWG blog

SDSU is willing to lose by a hundred just so they can say they “stopped Jeanty.”

Jeff D Lowe @Jeff DLowe

Loading the box to stop Ashton Jeanty is a really good idea if stopping him from winning the Heisman is more important to you than stopping him from winning football games. pic.twitter.com/uc782UhnRP

🌰Brandon James🌰 @BrandonJBranden

Ashton Jeanty won't be included in the stats in this game because he's facing 10 players in the box, but make no mistake, those play-action passes are wide open because of him.
Boise has a good team

In the second half, Jeanty got rolling, scoring both touchdowns and running for 112 yards. Both came from four meters away and he didn't have to make much of an effort for either of them.

In eight games, Jeanty has rushed for 1,525 yards and 20 touchdowns on 190 carries (8.0 YPC). He also caught 14 passes for 81 yards and an additional score.

And so the Jeanty Heisman hype continues after another fantastic game.

There may not have been any eye-popping numbers in the first half, but it's pretty difficult for any running back to run through a wall. He still had a 180-yard game with two touchdowns for the No. 15 team in the country, which fits right into the College Football Playoff mix.

And at that price, Jeanty can book a flight to New York in December as a Heisman finalist.

This year's race looks great on paper, with Colorado two-way superstar Travis Hunter, Miami quarterback Cam Ward and Oregon signal-caller Dillon Gabriel also in the mix, but Jeanty isn't going anywhere.

Blake Schuster @Schustee

There will be people who point to this performance from Jeanty as why he shouldn't be in the Heisman convo. These people didn't see the game.

Neil Horowitz @njh287

Wow, that's impressive from Boise State's Ashton Jeanty – that's something you'll amplify like crazy and get on the radar of Heisman voters and the zeitgeist
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Müller @jisamill

Give Ashton Jeanty the Heisman

DraftKings @DraftKings

Ashton Jeanty has scored 126 points this year.
Floirda State has scored 119 points this year.
😳 pic.twitter.com/7fDWQfFwLR

Stetson Sports @StettySports

Ashton Jeanty is having another Heisman day!

Brandon Pipkin @pipkin_brandon

Ashton Jeanty just locked up the Heisman Trophy tonight. The race is over, give this man his award, he deserves it.

Chef Phil Dunphy. @WillFavored

There's no way we can really say Travis Hunter deserves the Heisman over Ashton Jeanty, right?

Jack Esselman @Esselman Jack

People will say Ashton Jeanty should lose his Heisman tonight because he has 35 yards on 15 carries. What people who don't watch the game don't realize is that they're throwing eight or nine balls into the box, which in my humble opinion is almost more impressive than 200 yards

Benjamin @ben_stana

Jeanty Heisman is back, folks

Normally Banned (Human Garbage and Boise State Fan) @busterbronco81

Ashton Jeanty won't see the stats on the stat sheet, but make no mistake, those play-action passes are wide open because of him. The entire defense is absolutely not focused on Travis Hunter. 🤷‍♂️#BoiseState

Jeanty and the 7-1 Broncos (4-0 Mountain West) now have four regular season games left, starting Saturday at home against Nevada.

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