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Orange grades: Coaching mishaps, pass rush thrives in loss to Pitt

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Syracuse’s 2025 season took another dramatic turn Saturday night as it flipped to its third quarterback of the season. The Orange dropped their third straight game to fall under the .500 mark overall and 1-3 in Atlantic Coast Conference play.

Here are position-group grades for Syracuse’s 30-13 loss to Pitt:

Quarterback: C-

Syracuse starter Rickie Collins described it best postgame: it’s hard to win. Collins recovered from an opening play interception to go 9-for-12.