Tim Lester doesn’t know where he’s going next. He has to clean out his office by Monday. His job status is in the hands of a Syracuse head coach not yet hired.
When Director of Athletic Mark Coyle informed the SU assistants they were being cut loose, there was no explanation. He sat down in a room with them, fired them, got up and left. It only took a minute.
The business side of college football hit the Syracuse staff hard this week. The offensive coordinator who directed an Orange attack that posted almost 28 points per game felt the brunt of it, expressing the uncertainty surrounding his future after Syracuse’s 20-17 win against Boston College on Saturday afternoon.