According to multiple sources, Duke has accepted an invitation to play in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl on December 26th in Yankee Stadium. Airing at 3:30PM on ABC, the game is a Tier One bowl for the ACC and matches up one of the conference's top tier teams (based on record) against one of the Big Ten's fifth through seventh slotted teams. This year, that's most likely to be the Indiana Hoosiers.

Duke lobbied hard for the Pinstripe Bowl last year, but the game chose Boston College to play against Penn State, hoping to leverage both teams' regional fanbases for a well-attended event. Their efforts were rewarded in the game's first sellout in its five-year history and a thrilling 31-30 overtime victory for the Nittany Lions.

This year, the bowl has lobbied hard to get Duke in to its available teams, where by record they were technically a Tier Two team. However, bowl games don't care about a team's record as much as they care about the programs' ability to sell tickets. With over 49,000 tickets to sell, Duke's large alumni base in New York City as well as a fanbase that's shown willing to travel to bowl games basically anywhere on the east coast.

Pinstripe Bowl Official Website

To buy tickets for the bowl game, head to Duke's official website below.

GoDuke Bowl Tickets

This is Duke's fourth consecutive bowl game appearance, the first time in program history such a feat has been accomplished. The school is still looking for its first postseason win since they beat Arkansas in the 1960 Cotton Bowl.