Former Miami WR coach George McDonald, who just left UM last month to take a job on Bret Bielema’s new Arkansas staff, is expected to become the new Syracuse’s offensive coordinator.
The quietest transaction to the Syracuse coaching staff was the unusually-timed, Dec. 19 in-season resignation of Stan Kissell as director of basketball operations after seven plus years.
Only a sophomore, he currently holds offers from St. John’s, Pitt, UConn, Syracuse, Rutgers, Seton Hall, Iowa State, Texas, Arizona, Oregon, UNLV and Providence.
If Southerland is out an extended stretch of games, the Orange lose their top bench option (13.6 PPG) and their top marksman from beyond the arc (33 3-pointers made in 16 games).
While Rick Pitino, John Calipari and Jerry Tarkanian made brief forays into the NBA over the past two decades, the son of a central New York funeral home owner remained loyal to the Syracuse program and community.