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Key Players Returning:
WR Darrell Gill Jr., OC Mark Petry, DT Kevin Jobity Jr., LB Derek McDonald, LB Anwar Sparrow, FS Devin Grant, SS Duce Chestnut, KR Malachi James, PK Jackson Kennedy, and PT Jack Stonehouse.
Key Players Departing:
QB Kyle McCord, RB LeQuint Allen, WR Jackson Meeks, WR/PR Trebor Pena, TE Oronde Gadsden II, OC J’Onre Reed, OG Jakob Bradford, OT Savion Washington, OT David Wohlabaugh Jr., DE Fadil Diggs, LB Justin Barron, LB Marlowe Wax, CB Jayden Bellamy, CB Clarence Lewis, SS Alijah Clark, and PK Brady Denaburg.
Top 10 Recruits:
4 Star Recruits: DS Demetres Samuel Jr. (Palm Bay, Florida).
3 Star Recruits: ATH Quante Gillians (Rochester, New York), DL Jaylen Pray (Greenwich, Connecticut), QB Steve Angeli (Notre Dame transfer), TE Daunte Bacheyie (Syracuse, New York), WR Darien Williams (Syracuse, New York), QB Rickie Collins (LSU transfer), CB Kaylib Singleton (Orange Park, Florida), CB Rayshon Andrews (Avon, Connecticut), and DT Eric Thomas (Miami, Florida).
2024 Results:
G01 OHIO W 38-22
G02 #23 GEORGIA TECH W 31-28
G03 STANFORD L 24-26
G04 HOLY CROSS 42-14
G05 @ #25 UNLV W/OT 44-41
G06 @ NC State W 24-17
G07 @ #19 Pittsburgh L 13-41
G08 VIRGINIA TECH W/OT 38-31
G09 @ Boston College L 31-37
G10 @ California W 33-25
G11 UCONN W 31-24
G12 #6 MIAMI W 42-38
BOWL vs. Washington State W 52-35
Misc. Team Information:
2024 Record: 10-3 (4th in ACC)
Home: 6-1
Away: 3-2
Neutral: 1-0
ACC: 5-3
Non-AAC: 5-0
Head Coach: Fran Brown
Syracuse: 10-3
Career: 0-0
Bowls: 10-3
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Returning Statistical Leaders:
Passing: None
Rushing: Yasin Willis (36 car., 130 yards, 3.6 avg., 1 TD)
Receiving: Darrell Gill Jr. (31 rec., 570 yards, 18.4 avg., 2 TD)
TDs Scored: Umari Hatcher (3)
Sacks: KingJoseph Edwards (3)
Tackles: Duce Chestnut (62)
Tackles For Loss: Devin Grant (8)
Interceptions: 5 Tied (1)
Pass Deflections: Duce Chestnut (5)
Forced Fumbles: Devin Grant (3)
Kick Returns: Yasin Willis (10 ret., 212 yards, 21.2 avg., 0 TD)
Punt Returns: Davien Kerr (1 ret., 46 yards, 46.0 avg., 0 TD)
Kicking: Jackson Kennedy (8-11 fg/fga., 73%, 25-26 xp/xpa., 49 pts.)
Punting: Jack Stonehouse (33 punts, 1509 yards, 45.7 avg., 11 in20)
Projected Offensive Starters
QB: 10 Rickie Collins (RS SO/TR)
RB: 6 Yasin Willis (SO)
WR: 82 Darrell Gill Jr. (JR)
WR: 12 Justus Ross-Simmons (SR/TR)
WR: 18 Emanuel Ross (RS FR)
TE: 89 Dan Villari (RS SR/TR)
LT: 75 Trevion Mack (RS SO)
LG: 73 Joshua Miller (RS SO/TR)
OC: 72 Mark Petry (RS SR/TR)
RG: 78 Joe Cruz (RS JR)
RT: 57 Da’Metrius Weatherspoon (RS SR/TR)
KR: 23 Yasin Willis (SO)
PK: 96 Jackson Kennedy (RS SR/TR)
Projected Defensive Starters:
DE: 00 David Reese (RS SR/TR)
DT: 4 Dion Wilson Jr. (RS SR/TR)
DT: 7 Chris Thomas (RS SR/TR)
DE: 18 David Omopariola (RS SO)
LB: 12 Anwar Sparrow (RS SR)
LB: 15 Derek McDonald (RS SR)
NB: 29 Berry Buxton III (RS SR/TR)
CB: 1 Demetres Samuel Jr. (FR)
CB: 10 Davien Kerr (SO)
FS: 23 Devin Grant (SR/TR)
SS: 2 Duce Chestnut (RS SR/TR)
PR: 10 Davien Kerr (SO)
PT: 41 Jack Stonehouse (RS SR/TR)
Team Grades:
Offense
Quarterbacks: C
Running Backs: C
Wide Receivers: C
Offensive Line: B
Defense
Defensive Line: C
Linebackers: C
Secondary: C
Special Teams
Kick Returners: C
Punt Returners: C
Kickers: C
Punters: A
Schedule:
08/30 vs. Tennessee Volunteers | Syracuse trails the series 0-3. The Orange lost (9-33) the last meeting in 2001, and they lost (33-34) the prior meeting in 1998.
09/06 UCONN HUSKIES | Syracuse trails the series 5-6. The Orange are 4-0 since 2016, and their last series win (21-28) was in 2011.
09/13 COLGATE RAIDERS | Syracuse leads the series 32-31-5. The Orange won 65-0 the last meeting in 2023, and they won (33-7) the prior meeting in 2016.
09/20 @ Clemson Tigers | Syracuse trails the series 2-10. The Orange are 1-8 since 2015, and they lost (14-31) the last meeting in 2023.
09/27 DUKE BLUE DEVILS | Syracuse trails the series 1-4. The Orange lost (24-38) the last meeting in 2020, and their only series win (49-6) was at the prior meeting in 2019.
10/04 @ SMU Mustangs | Syracuse lost (6-16) the only prior meeting in 1932.
10/18 PITTSBURGH PANTHERS | Syracuse trails the series 32-44-3. The Orange are 2-8 since 2015, and their last series win (28-13) was in 2023.
10/25 @ Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | Syracuse trails the series 2-4. The Orange are 2-1 since 2020, and their last series loss (22-31) was in 2023.
10/31 NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS | Syracuse trails the series 3-4. The Orange lost (7-40) the last meeting in 2023, and they lost (6-31) the prior meeting in 2020.
11/08 @ Miami (FL) Hurricanes | Syracuse trails the series 8-16. The Orange won (42-38) last season’s meeting, and they lost (19-27) the prior meeting in 2017.
11/22 @ Notre Dame Fighting Irish | Syracuse trails the series 3-8. The Orange are 0-4 since 2016, and they lost (24-41) the last meeting in 2022.
11/29 BOSTON COLLEGE EAGLES | Syracuse leads the series 33-24. The Orange are 5-5 since 2015, and their last series win (32-23) was in 2022.
Predictions:
Home: 3-3
Road: 0-6
Neutral: 0-0
ACC: 3-5
Non-ACC: 1-3
Overall: 3-9 (14th in ACC)
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