Syracuse football: third down and red zone efficiency vs. Boston College

Photo by Bryan Bennett/Getty ImagesThe losing woes continue for Syracuse Orange football, who are still winless in conference play through five games. A commonality in those defeats was poor third-down efficiency. The Garrett Shrader-less offense converted less than 40% of its tries for the fourth straight week against Boston College. Conversely, The Mob allowed its opponent to convert at a 45% clip for the fifth consecutive contest. Let’s dive deeper into what went wrong last Friday night.

Offensive success

Third down and 1-3 yards: 3-for-4

Starting with a positive. LeQuint Allen has been one of the few bright spots on this Orange offense. He moved the chains with a nifty juke on third-and-2…