HUSKER FOOTBALL: Coaches, players take in NYC, address media ahead of Pinstripe Bowl

NEW YORK (WOWT) – Iconic Yankee Stadium will play host to something for which Big Red Nation has been waiting nearly a decade: A bowl game featuring the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

The Huskers (6-6) will make their first bowl appearance since 2016 on Saturday in New York when they take on Boston College (7-5) from the ACC in the 2024 Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl.

GAME INFO

• WHERE: Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY
• WHEN: 11 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 28
• WATCH: ABC (Streaming on Watch ESPN)
• LISTEN: Huskers Radio Network
• VEGAS ODDS: Boston College +4, O/U 45.5

The last time Nebraska played a bowl game, Mike Riley was still the program’s head coach, Matt Rhule had just finished his final season at Temple, Rihanna’s “Work” was atop the music charts, and Barack Obama was still the sitting President of the United States.

Yes, it’s been a long, long wait, but now the Huskers enter as the favorites to win their first bowl game in eight years — a sign that Rhule finally has the program trending in the right direction.

Nebraska players and coaches have also taken advantage of being sent to the cultural center of the world for this year’s bowl game, enjoying the holiday festivities around New York City before lacing up the cleats Saturday.

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Check back throughout the day for more on the Huskers in New York.

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