Ryan Nassib was on hand before Syracuse’s game against Notre Dame at MetLife Field to talk about his experiences in the NFL and his thoughts on the current team.
At Syracuse, Nassib was an All-Big East Second Team selection, and a 2012 Pro Football Weekly All-American. He was 17th nationally, and lead the Big East with, 288.4 yards per game.
The Buffalo Bills and Doug Marrone bypassed former Syracuse quarterback Ryan Nassib in favor of Florida State quarterback EJ Manuel with the 16th pick in the NFL draft.
It’s not the approach we’d endorse for anyone other than PFW, but it provides an interesting alternative perspective — one in which Syracuse’s Ryan Nassib, the second-team quarterback in All-Big East voting, is a first-team All-American.
Through three games, Syracuse was one of the top offenses in the NCAA, thanks to Ryan Nassib. He averaged 379 yards passing a game, and threw nine touchdowns to just three interceptions.
Every Tuesday over the summer, we’re going to highlight individual players on the 2012-13 Syracuse football team. This week, we’re starting with quarterback Ryan Nassib.
No. 12 finished the game 15-23 for 246 yards—a stellar 16 yards per catch—with three touchdowns, including one to ersatz tailback Lewellyn Coker to cap the Orange scoring barrage.