The Boston College Eagles (7-5) and Nebraska Cornhuskers (6-6) are set to take on in the Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium on Saturday.
With kickoff at twelve noon ET on ABC, these 2 programs will satisfy for the very first time in a cold Bronx face-off.
Dylan Raiola # 15 of the Nebraska Cornhuskers signals throughout the very first half versus USC Trojans at United Airlines Field at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on November 16, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Image by Ric Tapia/Getty Images
How to Watch Boston College vs Nebraska in the Pinstripe Bowl:
- Date: Saturday, December 28, 2024
- Time: 12:00 PM ET
- Channel: ABC
- Stream: Fubo
Boston College is riding high after closing its season with 2 straight wins, consisting of a 34-23 triumph over Pitt to top things off. Their season likewise included an upset over then-No. 10 Florida State 28-13 as an enormous 16.5-point underdog back in September.
BC’s success is constructed on a ground-and-pound viewpoint, balancing 176.3 hurrying backyards per video game– great for 46th nationally. Managing the pace has actually been their support, permitting them to determine video games and keep opposing offenses off the field.
This marks Boston College’s 2nd successive bowl look after in 2015’s 23-14 win over SMU in the Fenway Bowl, where they played the function of underdogs yet once again. That success snapped a two-game bowl losing streak and offered the Eagles their very first postseason win given that 2016.
For the Cornhuskers, this bowl look is a long-awaited return to the postseason, marking their very first given that 2016. Nebraska’s last bowl win was a 37-29 success over UCLA in the 2015 Foster Farms Bowl. Ever since, it’s been a rough roadway back to significance, however a stout defense has actually been the intense area in an otherwise irregular season.
Nebraska’s defense enabled simply 19.8 points per video game (17th nationally) and suppressed challengers on the ground, quiting just 105.8 hurrying lawns per video game (11th nationally). That protective durability will be tested versus Boston College’s run-heavy offense.
After beginning the season 5-1, Nebraska struck a rough spot, losing 5 of their last 6 video games, consisting of a heartbreaking 13-10 loss to Iowa to liquidate the routine season.
While their offense has actually had a hard time to discover consistency, the Cornhuskers’ defense provides a possibility to remain competitive in any video game.
