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Stepansky: Fran Brown can still rebuild SU. But he must make changes.

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Fran Brown has gone through harder two-month stretches in his 43 years of life. He’s not afraid to bring up his difficult upbringing in Camden, New Jersey. He’s also quick to admit to his most private moments, which include crying after every football game he’s ever lost.

Brown has shed plenty of tears as of late. Yet as his second year as Syracuse’s head coach comes to a painful end, Brown knows this is a one-off in his master plan.