The Syracuse Orange fell in a hole early and couldn’t dig out in a 27-20 loss to the Pittsburgh Panthers. There was a lot to digest, ranging from continued O-line struggles to Tommy DeVito getting knocked out of the game (or maybe benched). Here are the three biggest takeaways:
We now know what’s behind DeVito
Tommy DeVito came into the game already banged up. First, he was wearing extra rib pads when he played. When playing, he didn’t look like himself because his deep balls were way off target and some of the intermediate throws lacked the oomph they usually carry.