It’s officially time to start thinking about Syracuse Football in 2025. Lacrosse is over, the basketball transfer portal has died down, and SU’s time on the gridiron is just a couple of short months away.
Usually, anticipation would just be starting to build right now. Is this the year SU gets back to a bowl? Could the Orange have a big upset win? Those are the questions you may have been asking yourself in the not-so-distant past.
But this time around, that’s not the case. For since the moment that the final whistle blew in Syracuse’s Holiday Bowl win over Washington State, fans have been anticipating the 2025 season. And now, it’s made for the most anticipated Syracuse Football season in the recent past.
Sure, there are a ton of question marks with the team. First and foremost, who is going to be QB1? Is this depleted receiving corps going to have someone step up? Can the defense shine again?
And then theere’s the schedule. This is going to be one of the most difficult schedules in Syracuse Football history. Road games against some of the best of the best in some of the toughest road environments is no cake walk.
But all of that just adds to the anticipation. Fran Brown showed in his first year that he knows how to win. And now it’s up to him to avoid a sophomore slump and show that the DART mentality is the real deal.
Yes, getting to 10 wins seems like an almost impossible task and getting a winning record along would be impressive this season. But Fran Brown and co have the chance to show this season that Syracuse Football is for real. And that sure deserves a ton of anticipation for the SU faithful.
