Syracuse is riding high after its first 10-win season since 2001 and best AP final ranking (No. 15) since the late ’80s. Now, in head coach Dino Babers’ fourth season at the helm, the Orange are poised to continue their upward trend.
In recent years the Orange have presented the most consistent challenge to the Tigers, with the teams splitting the last two matchups that were decided by seven points total, including Clemson’s 27-23 home win last season that featured a heroic comeback by Chase Brice after a tumultuous week capped off with a Trevor Lawrence head injury in the first half of that game.