Initially, the idea of Nebraska playing in the Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium felt less like a reward and more like a cold-weather penalty. However, the timing of the game—Saturday at noon—makes it a prime slot for national viewership.

The Huskers took the practice field at Fordham University on a cold and sunny Thursday afternoon flanked by social-media cameras and a host of staffers.

After a 2,920-day hiatus, Nebraska football returns to postseason play. The only bowl drought longer in program history was between the 1940 Rose Bowl and the 1954 Orange Bowl, Nebraska’s first two bowl games.