2019 was supposed to be Syracuse football’s year to take a quantum leap forward in the world of ACC football expectations. It was also supposed to be a rebuilding “year zero” type of season for Scott Satterfield and the Louisville football program.
Though the Orange lost long-time starting quarterback Eric Dungey, his replacement Tommy DeVito was pegged to be the next big thing in upstate New York.
The Orange returned the majority of its defense and bolstered its rushing attack by adding a strong recruiting class in 2019.
To say that expectations were high coming off of a 10-win season under fourth-year head coach Dino Babers would be an understatement.