Syracuse Football: Tommy DeVito makes public statement ahead of 2020

Syracuse football quarterback Tommy DeVito made his first public comments since the season ended looking ahead to 2020. Here are the details.

Syracuse football had a tumultuous 2019 campaign that resulted in a fruitless 5-7 campaign falling way short of expectations.

On Monday night Orange quarterback Tommy DeVito took to social media to make his first public comments since the 2019 season concluded:

"“The 2019 season was not what we envisioned as a team; we did not reach our goals, and we hit rock bottom.This offseason is about growth and development. 2020, there will be no hype. There will be no talk about Syracuse Football. There will be no expectations, but for us to lose.The only people that know what we have is us. The 2020 Syracuse Football Team.No more talking… beware of the quiet man. New Year, New Team, One Dream. #BrickByBrick #WeBuild”"

In 2018 Syracuse football shocked the college football world by going 10-3 despite being projected to finish near the bottom of the ACC.

The Orange capped off the season with a thrilling Camping World Bowl victory and thus set a ridiculously high bar for the 2019 season. It led to some incredible hype from the team, fans, and the media.

The biggest difference between 2018 to 2019 was the changing of the guard at quarterback.

Eric Dungey one of the best quarterbacks in program history and handed the torch to Tommy DeVito last season. Despite never starting a college football game prior to 2019, he showed a lot of promise.

Looking back the numbers actually aren’t that bad: 63 completion percentage, 19-to-5 touchdown to interception ratio, and 2,360 passing yards. But the box score never reveals the full truth.

DeVito struggled with decision making and he couldn’t overcome the poor play of his offensive line. Tommy was the most sacked quarterback in all of power-five last year.

Heading into 2020 it seems the team is taking a more humble approach. They’re going to minimize the noise coming from their own building and will just focus on football. It was a painful lesson for the Orange to learn last year, but one that hopefully leads to a much better 2020 season.