There’s been plenty of hand wringing around the Syracuse Orange football program through six games, and rightfully so. Going into the season, many had top-25 expectations around this team, and yet, we’re 3-3 and could be walking quite the tightrope to bowl eligibility with just six games remaining.
As we look out over that ledge toward what happens next, we’re issuing report cards for the team’s position groups. These are partially based on performance, part on how things look relative to expectations. They’re completely subjective as well.
Defense
Defensive Line
Before Syracuse even played one down this year, the defensive line was already operating at a disadvantage without McKinley Williams clogging up the middle for opposing teams.