The Syracuse Orange line loses a lot from last year, and the questions for this defense start there as a result. This was a group built on pass-rushing ability, and when that aspect of their game struggled in 2018-19, other problems usually followed. Now we get to see what this front can do without the players responsible for 14 of last year’s 30 sacks.
For now, it seems like we’re going forward with the idea of football for 2020, so in response, we’re continuing this series. On Wednesday, we talked in-depth about Syracuse’s defensive line.