Boise State's Ashton Jeanty aims to break Barry Sanders' rushing record in Fiesta Bowl

Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty is close to breaking Barry Sanders' 1988 single-season rushing record of 2,628 yards. Jeanty needs 131 yards in the upcoming Fiesta Bowl against Penn State to surpass the long-standing mark. Sanders' 1988 season included 2,628 rushing yards and 37 touchdowns, but his Holiday Bowl performance did not count toward his official stats. At that time, bowl game stats were excluded, a rule that changed in 2002. If Jeanty breaks the record, his achievement will be noted with an asterisk due to the differences in how stats are counted. Sanders' total would have been higher if his bowl game stats were included, totaling 2,850 yards and 42 touchdowns.