Onondaga Coach Tours, based in Auburn, usually shuttles fans to New York City for Yankees, Mets and other major league sports games. This week, though, they will bus more than 50 Syracuse University football fans to Yankee Stadium for the Pinstripe Bowl.
The last time Onondaga Coach Tours brought fans to the Pinstripe Bowl was a decade ago when the Orange took on West Virginia in 2012.
John Kruger, the company's vice president of operations, said the family-owned company looks forward to the boost in business while also getting to go support their hometown team.
"It's actually been a few years—I believe it was 2012—we went to Yankee Stadium for the Pinstripe Bowl, and we're more than happy to continue that and offer our services to the general public," said Kruger.
Kruger said this year's trip is mostly families heading to the bowl for a one-day trip.
"They can bring drinks and sandwiches and that type of thing, but our trips are more the family oriented where it's, you know, moms and dads and their kids," Kruger said.
Syracuse is set to face the Minnesota Golden Gophers at 2 p.m. Thursday at Yankee Stadium. The Orange finished the regular season with a 7-5 record, placing them third in the ACC Atlantic Division. Minnesota finished 8-4, landing them in fourth place in the Big 10 West Division.