Since Syracuse’s thrilling comeback against Miami, Central New York’s favorite parlor game is guessing which bowl they end up in. One intrepid student reporter and his brother may have gotten the scoop directly from Kyle McCord. It’ll be… the Gator Bowl.
Luke Radel is a member of the student media at Syracuse and tweeted about his meeting with McCord.
https://x.com/lukeradel/status/1864390720506691980
Radel says his younger brother (“who’s becoming an intrepid sports reporter”) asked when the bowl game will be and McCord answered, “It’s looking like December 27th or January 2nd, but we’ll see on Sunday.”
The ACC bowls on those dates: Birmingham Bowl on 12/27. The Gator Bowl is 1/2.
There are three reputable college football outlets/personalities that also place SU in the Gator Bowl. CBS Sports’ Jerry Palm, ESPN’s Mark Schlabach and the Action Network.
247Sports projects Duke to the Gator Bowl, but says “potentially Syracuse” could land there. USA Today has Louisville in the Gator. SI puts Miami in the Gator and Syracuse in the Fenway Bowl, which is played on 12/28.
The latest CFB Playoff rankings have Syracuse cracking into the top 25, and suddenly the Orange have become a hot item. In fact, ACC supporters are citing SU as the reason Miami’s strength of schedule should earn them a place in the playoff. My, how things have changed.
Perhaps the coaching staff merely told the players to keep an eye on those two dates. But it’s also possible there’s some inside knowledge coming from Gator Bowl reps to the SU athletic department. If Clemson upsets SMU and the ACC gets two schools into the playoff, SU could very well be headed to Jacksonville. And maybe the scoop was made by two future media stars. This could be one of the coolest stories of the year. Radel’s twitter also says he’s Bills Mafia, so we know he’s good people.
