Typically, Syracuse football has been able to ease into their schedule at the start of the season. The past two years have seen some FCS opponents, mixed with ACC bottom-dwellers that have allowed Syracuse to get off to a good start, even if they did end up crashing and burning down the stretch. This season looks to change that trend with a much tougher beginning of the season. Things don’t get much easier after that either.
After an opening weekend game against Colgate, the schedule takes a very bear-ish turn. Syracuse hosts Louisville at the Carrier Dome, a team that beat us 41-17 last year.