DECEMBER 16, 2025
—MEDIA ADVISORY—
BAD BOY MOWERS PINSTRIPE BOWL TO HOLD VIRTUAL PRESS CONFERENCES THIS WEEK FEATURING SELECT PLAYERS AND COACHES FROM CLEMSON AND PENN STATE
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CLEMSON PLAYERS AND COORDINATORS TO BE AVAILABLE WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, AT NOON ET
PENN STATE PLAYERS TO BE AVAILABLE WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, AT 9:40 A.M. ET, AND NITTANY LIONS INTERIM HEAD COACH TERRY SMITH TO BE AVAILABLE THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, AT 11:00 A.M. ET
Virtual press conferences with Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl participants — Clemson University and Pennsylvania State University — will take place via Zoom this week. On Wednesday, December 17, Penn State players will be available from 9:40 a.m.-11:00 a.m. ET, and Clemson’s coordinators and players will be available from 12:00 p.m.-1:20 p.m. ET. Additionally, on Thursday, December 18, Penn State Interim Head Coach Terry Smith will be made available to the media at 11:00 a.m. ET.
Clemson will play in its first Pinstripe Bowl and first ever game at the current or original Yankee Stadium. Penn State will make its second appearance in the Pinstripe Bowl (also 2014 vs. Boston College, 31-30 win in overtime) and fifth overall appearance at the current or original Yankee Stadium (also 1923 vs. West Virginia, 13-13 tie; 1925 vs. Georgia Tech, 16-7 loss; and 1929 vs. NYU, 7-0 loss).
The 2025 Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl will kick off on Saturday, December 27, at Yankee Stadium at 12:00 p.m. (ET) on ABC. Tickets are available at www.pinstripebowl.com.
Media members wishing to participate in Wednesday’s press conference are asked to RSVP 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.
WHAT:
2025 BAD BOY MOWERS PINSTRIPE BOWL PRESS CONFERENCES VIA ZOOM
WHO/DATES/TIMES:
Penn State (Wed., 9:40 A.M. ET)
QB ETHAN GRUNKEMEYER, WR DEVONTE ROSS, LB DOMINIC DELUCA, S KING MACK
Clemson (Wed., 12:00 P.M. ET)
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR GARRETT RILEY, DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR TOM ALLEN, OT BLAKE MILLER, LB SAMMY BROWN, AND DE WILL HELDT
Penn State (Thurs., 11:00 A.M. ET)
INTERIM HEAD COACH TERRY SMITH
ZOOM LINK:
Zoom link will be e-mailed following RSVP.
INSTRUCTIONS:
- When signing in, please make sure your Zoom screen name is your first and last name (no nicknames).
- If you would like to be able to ask a question, you must accept elevation to “participant” status
- To ask a question, turn on your camera and use the “Raise Hand” function at the bottom of your screen.
- If you are called upon, an option will appear on the center of your screen to “Unmute” yourself.
- The press conference will be posted shortly after conclusion AT THIS SITE.
CONTACT:
Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl Media Relations - (718) 579-4460 / media@yankees.com
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