No. 22 Syracuse opens its season in Lynchburg, Virginia on Saturday at 6 p.m. The Orange, who are ranked in the preseason AP Poll for the first time since 1998, haven’t lost a season-opener since 2013, but faced a scare last season in the fourth quarter when they ultimately defeated Western Michigan, 55-42.
Here’s who our beat writers predict will win on Saturday.
Eric Black
Extinguished
Syracuse 41, Liberty 20
In arguably its most anticipated season in decades, Syracuse opens its schedule in Lynchburg at the home of a team that has only been a member of the FBS for one year.