Clemson and Penn State meet for Pinstripe Bowl
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Penn State football will face Clemson for the first time since clashing in the 1988 Citrus Bowl. The NCAA announced the Nittany Lions will take on the Clemson Tigers in the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl on December 27 in Yankee Stadium.
Dabo Swinney's squad will be in the Pinstripe Bowl at New York's Yankee Stadium just a few days after Christmas Day. Based on a recent video chat on TigerNet, coach Swinney was fired up for the matchup and isn't treating this like a consolation prize after his team's season.
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