An up-and-down start to the season continued on Saturday for Syracuse (2-2, 0-1 Atlantic Coast), as the Orange took down Western Michigan, 52-33, in convincing fashion.
SU’s point total was more than it scored in its first three games combined, as Tommy DeVito’s break-out performance led Syracuse to 545 yards of total offense. DeVito was responsible for the longest run of the season for the Orange (60 yards) as well as their longest passing play, a 59-yard completion to Trishton Jackson.
Syracuse needed just two quarters to equal its previous season-high in points and fought off a second-half comeback attempt by the Broncos, who cut SU’s lead to five before the Orange pulled away in the fourth quarter.