Syracuse football has announced some additions to the 2020 roster. Here are all the details and who is worth keeping an eye on heading into next season.
With the spring semester starting the Syracuse football squad has announced nine new additions to the 2020 roster.
Some of them bring some much-needed star power to some key positional units ahead of next season.
On the offensive line, the Orange announced the addition of Chris Bleich via the transfer portal from Florida.
The 6-foot-6, 321-pound offensive lineman is currently scheduled to sit out the 2020 season due to NCAA transfer rules.
Although per Stephen Bailey of Syracuse.com, Chris is applying for an immediate eligibility waiver based on two key items. Primarily it involves a “family hardship” and on the other hand, Bleich claims he “didn’t have a choice” but to play through injuries with the Florida Gators.
Prior to the current Dino Babers regime, Syracuse was the first school to offer Chris Bleich a scholarship when he was in high school six years ago.
We’ll have to wait and see if Bleich is successful in his pursuit for a waiver to play next season, but regardless he brings a veteran presence. Chris played in 12 games during his two seasons for Florida including eight starts at guard this past year.
Syracuse will be losing one starter off of last year’s offensive line (Evan Adams) who conveniently played guard. In theory, Chris Bleich could plug and play to fill that hole in the trenches.
The other player that brings some star power to the Orange is Latarie Kinsler out of Pahokee, Florida.
Kinsler is Syracuse’s highest-rated recruit and he comes at a position of need. The Orange are losing several key cogs in the trenches including Alton Robinson, Kendall Coleman, and KJ Ruff.
Latarie is listed at 6-foot-3, 215 pounds, although Kinsler said he’s going to bulk up to earn some early playing opportunities in 2020.
The other players that were officially announced by the University include: Maximilian Mang (German tight end prospect), linebacker Stefon Thompson, a pair of wide receivers in Ja’Vontae Williams and Ethan Fischler, a pair of defensive backs in Abrahim Kenneh and Micah Walker, and finally Mark Petry (German offensive line prospect).
Syracuse has already begun winter conditioning this week and in a few months will open spring practice, although the official spring game date has not been revealed yet.