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Last year, Syracuse’s season looked set for liftoff on Sept. 20, 2025. The Orange were on track to beat Clemson on the road for the first time ever.
And while SU got the win in Death Valley, the victory proved to be its final one of the campaign, the death knell to the season. Quarterback Steve Angeli, who was leading the nation in passing yards per game, tore his Achilles tendon in the third quarter.
Now, despite a midseason setback and absence to get a platelet-rich plasma injection in his leg, Angeli has clicked back into form.