Syracuse football jumps into the uncertainty that is 2020

A few days before kickoff and the only answers with Syracuse football have been how uncertain everything will be this football season for the Orange.

The 2020 season is here, believe it or not, for Syracuse football. While I am still not convinced anyone in the ACC or around the country will complete a full season only time will tell. Syracuse is not alone when they stare ahead to a season filled with uncertainty, especially on the field. It will not just be our first look at the Orange this season but a first real look by the coaching staff to see what team is available for them in 2020.

The uncertainty of what lays ahead is exactly what coach Dino Babers expects and the only thing anyone can expect. Talking to Stephen Baily from Syracuse.com Babers expressed the importance of the players stepping up.

“Coaches really have to take a step back and players are really going to get to step up. That whole analogy about being a player’s game, well it’s really a player’s game this year,” Babers said, “until you can get three, four games in and really know what your team can and can’t do so you can help them as coaches.”

The uncertainty is also facing which players will even be available for the Orange to step up. In 2020, it looks like the Orange will be without their most experienced running backs, Abdul Adams and Jarveon Howard. This leads to an opportunity for Jawhar Jordan who is listed as the lead back going into week one.

Another uncertainty is the offensive line, already facing injuries and depth concerns, as Syracuse will be without Florida transfer Chris Bleich who still has not received word on his waiver request from the NCAA, and TE/DL Chris Elmore is slated as the team’s left guard come week 1 against UNC.

We haven’t even gotten to Tony White’s defense yet. The team had limited time in the spring to work with the 3-3-5 defense. While Syracuse has some studs in the secondary like All-American Andre Cisco and the playmaking Trill Williams, the Orange will have their hands full getting the entire unit on the same page, allowing them to trust where their teammates are on the field at all time.

The first couple of weeks will be rough for the Orange. It could be rough for others as well but the early schedule for others won’t see as much turnover and change in schemes and personnel as the Orange face.

While uncertain times in the world lay ahead, we can only hope Syracuse Football can solve some of their uncertainty on the football field sooner than later.