Overview
- Bowl and ACC officials confirmed the matchup with a noon ET kickoff on ABC.
- Penn State finished 6-6 after three straight wins, and Clemson closed 7-5 with a four-game streak.
- Interim coach Terry Smith is expected to lead Penn State in the bowl as newly hired Matt Campbell focuses on the transition and recruiting.
- Player participation remains unsettled, with several Penn State contributors noncommittal and Clemson candidates potentially weighing NFL draft opt-outs.
- This is Clemson’s first Pinstripe Bowl; Penn State won its lone appearance in 2014, and the programs’ only prior meeting was a 1988 Clemson victory.