Syracuse inked 17 players in its Class of 2016 on National Signing Day to round out Dino Babers’ first recruiting class as SU head coach. Babers addressed the media for just under 20 minutes Wednesday afternoon, discussing a wide variety of topics surrounding the 20-person group.
Here are the five most notable things he talked about:
Honesty with Scott Shafer’s recruits
Of the 15 commits former SU head coach Scott Shafer reeled in, only four remained as National Signing Day came to a close. Moe Neal, Rex Culpepper, Scoop Bradshaw and Sam Heckel stuck with Babers and a revamped staff while 11 players decommitted.