Beyond the Gridiron: The Story of the Pinstripe Bowl

On December 29th, Maryland of the Big Ten and Virginia Tech of the ACC squared off in the annual New Era Pinstripe Bowl held at Yankee Stadium. While it was many players' first time in the Big Apple, a deeper relationship between Virginia Tech and the New York Yankees exists dating back to 2007. Learn all about the special connection forged between the two teams in this recap by Jack Roche.

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Assets courtesy of New York Yankees PR and the Roanoke Times.

Produced by Jack Roche