Overview
- Kickoff is noon ET on ABC for the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl in the Bronx.
- The ACC and the Pinstripe Bowl announced Clemson as the opponent for Big Ten representative Penn State.
- Clemson enters 7-5 after a four-game winning streak to close the regular season, while Penn State is 6-6.
- Penn State’s coaching assignment for the bowl remains unresolved following James Franklin’s midseason dismissal and the hiring of Matt Campbell, with interim Terry Smith currently in charge.
- This marks Clemson’s first Pinstripe Bowl appearance, and Penn State’s second after a 2014 overtime win over Boston College.