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Fran Brown stood at the podium, puzzled. After his starting quarterback Rickie Collins tossed three interceptions and posted a sub-50% completion percentage in Syracuse’s last game versus SMU, he was asked whether Collins was still his starting signal caller.
Brown did a double take and spread his arms out wide. He made himself clear.
“Yeah, why wouldn’t he? He’s okay, right?” Brown responded.
Despite Brown’s faith, Collins has struggled since taking over the starting duties after Steve Angeli’s season-ending torn Achilles.