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Message: [QUOTE="ScriptCuse, post: 5590254, member: 8191"] I will bite, against my greater judgement. 10-3 in Year 1. Only the second coach in Syracuse history (of 31) to achieve that in their first season. Led the ACC’s all-time single-season passing leader and finished the season Top-20 nationally. Beat #6 Miami, Holiday Bowl victory, and road wins against 11-3 UNLV, NC State, and Cal, plus a home win over Georgia Tech. Earned Paul “Bear” Bryant and FWAA First-Year Coach of the Year honors. For the first time since 1998, Syracuse beat three AP-ranked opponents, marking only the third 10-win season since 2000. Team Offense: 2nd in the ACC in total yards per game, 1st in passing yards, 2nd-best 3rd down conversion rate, best 4th down conversion rate, 2nd-best red zone offense, 1st in time of possession. LeQuint: 8th in rushing yards, 1st in rushing TDs, 1st in points scored per game, 1st in TDs accounted for, 5th in all-purpose yards. McCord: Led ACC in passing attempts, completions, yards, and yards per game; 3rd in TDs, 4th in efficiency. Receivers: Treb, Meeks, and OG were 1st, 2nd, and 4th in receptions; 2nd, 4th, and 5th in receiving yards; three of the top 10 in receiving TDs. Special Teams: Stonehouse was #2 in punt average. Defense: Diggs was 5th in TFLs and sacks; Clarence Lewis 4th in PBUs; Devin Grant tied 3rd in forced fumbles. McCord delivered arguably the best single season by a QB in ACC history, coming to Syracuse from OHIO STATE. He led the country in pass completions, pass attempts, passing yards (ACC all-time record), and yards per game. Of the 20 Syracuse alumni currently on NFL rosters, 10 were either transfers brought in by Fran Brown or players he retained in just one season. He successfully kept Barron, OG, LeQuint, Alijah, and Marlowe. All NFL-caliber players who were going to leave and have said as much. Syracuse’s 2026 recruiting class ranks 29th nationally, marking the best class in program history, that's after having the best class in school history in 2024. It includes a Top-50 overall player and up to seven 4-star recruits depending on the service. Current key corners include a 17-year-old true freshman 4-star who chose Syracuse over Miami, and a Georgia transfer who was among the best in the ACC. A True Freshman Linebacker who looks like he could be playing on Sundays right now. Transfers: Fadil Diggs – Texas A&M, now on NFL roster Zeed Haynes – Georgia Justus Ross-Simmons – Colorado State (highly sought after) Isiah Hastings – Alabama Jackson Meeks – Georgia, now on NFL roster Savion Washington – Colorado, now on NFL roster Joshua Miller – Georgia Clarence Lewis – Notre Dame, All-ACC player, on NFL roster Johntay Cook – 5-star prep talent from Texas Steve Angeli – Notre Dame Naquil Bertrand – Alabama Zach Rice – 5-star prep talent from UNC TJ Ferguson – Florida State Kam Pringle – 5-star prep talent from South Carolina 2026: Tedarius Hodges – Flipped from Florida State Alex Haskell – Flipped from Penn State Zaid Lott - Flipped from UNC Amare Gough - 4 Star Va Kid chose Syracuse over UVA & Va Tech Kamron Wilson - 4 Star Fla kid chose Cuse over Nebraska, Miami, Fla St Jarius Rodgers - Impact Fla kid chose Cuse over UCF, Fla St, Georgia Tech, Notre Dame Javeion Cooper - Top 500 Fla kid chose Cuse over Nebraska, Colorado, Fla St, UCF, Penn St Chase Geter - Top 500 VA kid chose Cuse over Duke, UVA, Va Tech, Penn St Darnell Stokes - Top 600 kid chose Cuse over Va Tech, West Va, Rutgers Granted, we might have gotten rotten milk in year 2. It isn't quite Wagyu, yet - but it's a USDA Prime Ribeye [/QUOTE]

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