Syracuse football’s training camp begins July 30. Every day leading up to camp, The Daily Orange’s football beat writers will take a look at some of the upcoming season’s most pressing storylines, players and position battles. Read more on the Countdown to Camp here.
Austin Valdez: Graduate transfer, 6-1, 236 pounds
If there was one spot Syracuse was expected to go out and land extra talent, linebacker wasn’t it. But SU bolstered its strongest defensive position when it reportedly added Bowling Green graduate transfer Austin Valdez earlier this summer.