GLENDALE, Ariz. -- For weeks, since his team received the No. 3 seed in the College Football Playoff, Boise State coach Spencer Danielson has heard the gripes about the selection process and that the Broncos didn't earn their spot in the quarterfinals.
In the wake of a 31-14 loss to sixth-seeded Penn State in the VRBO Fiesta Bowl, Danielson said the Broncos showed they belonged.
"A lot of people counted us out and we were a couple plays away from winning," Danielson said. "That's football, though. We could lose to anybody in the country.