Initially a matchup between the Big 12 and the Big East ( which became The American ) , the matchup now pits an Atlantic Coast Conference team against a Big Ten team starting in 2014 , the same year Rutgers University , a New Jersey university that is the closest FBS school in the NYC area , moved to the Big Ten from The American , and one year after Syracuse University moved from the Big East to the ACC
Big East
Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Pinstripe Bowl