While awaiting the Bayou Bengals arrival this weekend, here are a couple of fun facts about the great Nebraska upset in comparison with the challenge of facing a formidable top ten ranked LSU team.
According to the official participation report, 15 true freshmen played against Rhode Island in SU’s opening season shutout win over an inferior FCS opponent
At first glance, the schedule makes it hard to forecast the 2015 Syracuse football team gaining the six wins needed for a slot in one of the record 42 bowl games.
After he returns to Syracuse following the 2016 Olympics, we have this gut feeling that Boeheim will hold a press conference to announce his retirement and the permanent hand-off to Hopkins.
One of the most interesting numerical notes of Jim Boeheim’s soon-to-be 40th season coaching Syracuse basketball is the fact that two of the three seniors on his initial 1976-77 squad, guards Larry Kelley and Jim Williams are now age 60 or older.