Ashton Jeanty rumbles for 259 yards, 4 TDs in Boise State win - ESPN

BOISE, Idaho — Ashton Jeanty ran for 259 yards and four touchdowns, Matt Lauter had four catches for 96 yards and two scores and No. 25 Boise State surged past Washington State 45-24 on Saturday night.

Playing its first game as a ranked team since 2020, Boise State (3-1) pulled away in the fourth quarter against its future Pac-12 Conference rival. Washington State (4-1) had no answer for Jeanty — and no ground game of its own.

Jeanty, who entered the game leading the nation in rushing yards per game with 195.3, wasted little time. On Boise State's fifth play from scrimmage, he broke four tackles around the line of scrimmage before outracing the rest of the defense on a 64-yard TD run. He finished with 26 carries and had a 7-yard reception.

«He was relentless,» Boise State coach Spencer Danielson said. «Talk about a guy who puts his team on his back, loves this team, and will find a way to score because that's what the team needs — that's Ashton. When your best players are your hardest workers, you've always got a shot.»

Jeanty, who now has 845 yards on 82 carries with 13 touchdowns this season, had his fourth 200-yard game, tying a school record.

«We just got beat in all three phases, and pretty decisively,» Washington State coach Jake Dickert said. «Jeanty was incredible. Ten yards a carry. Obviously you've got to hold him to less than that if you want to win the football game.»

The Cougars responded with a quick strike of their own when quarterback John Mateer needed only three plays to go 65 yards, firing a 14-yard TD pass to Cooper Mathers.

Jeanty added a 14-yard touchdown run late in the second quarter to give the Broncos a 17-10 halftime lead.

Despite stifling Boise State's offense early in the second half, Dickert