Press Conference Details - 2025 Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl Zoom - Tuesday, December 9
DECEMBER 7, 2025
—MEDIA ADVISORY—
BAD BOY MOWERS PINSTRIPE BOWL PRESS CONFERENCE WITH CLEMSON UNIVERSITY AND PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY TO TAKE PLACE ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, AT 10:00 A.M. ET, VIA ZOOM
A press conference with Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl participants — Clemson University and Pennsylvania State University — will take place on Tuesday, December 9, at 10:00 a.m. ET, via Zoom. Representatives from both schools, along with Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl Executive Director Mark Holtzman, will speak about the matchup, followed by a Q&A session with media.
The 2025 Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl will kick off on Saturday, December 27, at Yankee Stadium at 12:00 p.m. (ET). The game will be nationally televised by ABC and broadcast by ESPN Radio.
Clemson will make its 52nd all-time bowl appearance (27-24) and 22nd under Head Coach Dabo Swinney (12-9). The Tigers will play in their first Pinstripe Bowl, making Clemson the eighth different ACC program (in 11 years of the bowl’s partnership with the conference) to appear in the game. Additionally, this will mark Clemson’s first appearance at the current or original Yankee Stadium.
Penn State will make its 57th all-time bowl appearance (33-21-2) and first under Interim Head Coach Terry Smith. The Nittany Lions will make their second appearance in the Pinstripe Bowl (also 2014 vs. Boston College, 31-30 win in overtime), becoming the first program from the Big Ten (in 11 years of the bowl’s partnership with the conference) to play in the game multiple times. This will also mark Penn State’s fifth overall appearance at the current or original Yankee Stadium. Prior to playing in the 2014 Pinstripe Bowl at the current Yankee Stadium, the Nittany Lions played three games at the original Yankee Stadium (1923 vs. West Virginia, 13-13 tie; 1925 vs. Georgia Tech, 16-7 loss; and 1929 vs. NYU, 7-0 loss).
*The press conference will air live on the YES Network and the Gotham Sports App,**
and it will also be streamed live at www.pinstripebowl.com.***
Media members wishing to participate in Tuesday’s availability should RSVP by Monday at 6:00 p.m. ET as follows:
- Clemson media should confirm attendance with Ross Taylor at rt5@clemson.edu.
- Penn State media should confirm attendance with Paul Marboe at prm5118@psu.edu.
- All other media should confirm attendance with the BBMPB Media Relations office at media@yankees.com.
***The press conference Zoom link will be sent Monday evening following your RSVP.***
WHAT:
2025 BAD BOY MOWERS PINSTRIPE BOWL PRESS CONFERENCE VIA ZOOM
WHO:
MARK HOLTZMAN - Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl Executive Director
GRAHAM NEFF - Clemson Director of Athletics
DABO SWINNEY - Clemson Head Coach
PATRICK KRAFT - Penn State Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics
TERRY SMITH - Penn State Interim Head Coach
DATE/TIME:
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. ET
CONTACT:
Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl Media Relations - (718) 579-4460 / media@yankees.com
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