Virginia Tech to honor connection with Yankees on Pinstripe Bowl uniforms

NEW YORK (WDBJ) - The Hokies unveiled their threads for Wednesday’s Pinstripe Bowl game against Maryland at Yankee Stadium, highlighting the team’s intimate connection with the New York Yankees.

In appreciation to the @Yankees for their longstanding relationship with the #Hokies, as well as the many gestures of compassion that they have extended to @virginia_tech over the years, we are proud to announce a special addition to our helmets for the @PinstripeBowl pic.twitter.com/grEl7DPbgX
— Virginia Tech Football (@HokiesFB) December 28, 2021

The helmets will feature the Yankees’ famous interlocking ‘NY’ logo on one side with the school’s traditional ‘VT’ logo on the other. The players will don maroon jerseys with white lettering and a Pinstripe Bowl logo on the left shoulder.

.@Yankees 🤝 @HokiesFB

See the pics of what we'll wear in the @PinstripeBowl 📸
— Virginia Tech Football (@HokiesFB) December 28, 2021

Virginia Tech and the Yankees first shared a connection in the wake of the April 16, 2007 campus shooting. The Yankees donated $1 million to the Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund and traveled to Blacksburg to play an exhibition game on campus.