When Dino Babers arrived at Syracuse, he scrapped that philosophy in favor of the Tampa 2 defense, a zone-heavy defense where pressure on the quarterback is mostly left to the four defensive linemen up front.
Babers has cautioned the fan base by informing them that his offense tends to pick up midway through the second season, as it takes a while for the players to get comfortable with it. And the stats back him up.
With Syracuse the second time Babers has taken over a program that had a losing record the season before he arrived, there’s no shortcuts in establishing the culture he’s building.
With eight days until the National Letter of Intent signing day Feb. 3, new Syracuse football coach Dino Babers, his assistants, and recruiting staff have been racing to the finish line.