The Cavaliers and Nittany Lions both closed out their seasons in style during the busiest day of the 2025-26 college football bowl season

Quarterback Cade Klubnik’s career ended in deflating fashion in a 22-10 loss to Penn State. The bowl-game defeat dropped Clemson to 7-6, its worst final record under Dabo Swinney since 2010 (his second full season as coach).

Penn State capped a long year on a four-game winning streak to secure an above-.500 record at 7-5. And interim head coach Terry Smith went out with a 4-3 record leading the Nittany Lions, lifting the Pinstripe Bowl trophy to chants of "Terry, Terry" from his players.

Clemson looks to earn its eighth win this year by beating Penn State in the Pinstripe Bowl. Here's what to know about the game and a prediction.

Penn State's postseason destination and matchup is now official. As expected, Penn State has been invited to play in this year's Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl. The Nittany Lions will face the Clemson Tigers in this year's Pinstripe Bowl in the Bronx, New York.

NEW YORK | Trebor Pena played at Yankee Stadium three years ago when Syracuse lost to Minnesota, but this time he walked into the dugout as a champion. The wide receiver had only one season at Penn State but finished it with an MVP trophy after Penn State defeated Clemson 22-10 in the Pinstripe Bowl.

Despite a slow start in the snow, the Nittany Lions found their way to a confident win over the Tigers. Here's three things we learned from Penn State's win over Clemson in the Pinstripe Bowl. Defense might not win a championship for Penn State this season, but it did at the very least bring home another bowl game win.