Syracuse football stormed back in the second half on Saturday afternoon in Central New York to take down long-time rival Boston College.
That result leaves the Orange (5-4, 2-3) one win away from reaching post-season bowl eligibility, with the ‘Cuse having three games left on its 2021 regular-season docket.
Notching that sixth victory won’t be easy, as following a bye week, the ‘Cuse has Atlantic Coast Conference road battles at Louisville and N.C. State, and then the Orange’s home finale is versus conference rival Pittsburgh.
Still, where things currently stand, Syracuse football is beginning to pick up bowl predictions from a variety of media outlets. Let’s have a look.
Syracuse football needs just one more success to qualify for a bowl game.
Athlon Sports, at this time, projects that the Orange will play UCF in the Fenway Bowl on December 29 in Boston.
College football insider Brett McMurphy is forecasting that Syracuse football will go up against Houston in the Military Bowl on December 27 in Annapolis, Md. I’m all for this, since I live not too far from Annapolis!
Both 247Sports and Pro Football Network have the ‘Cuse in the First Responder Bowl, which according to a press release, will get played on December 28 in Dallas.
For 247Sports, it is saying that Syracuse football will compete versus Purdue. Pro Football Network, meanwhile, has the Orange doing battle with Iowa State.
Now, for context, there are a bunch of media organizations out there with bowl predictions that don’t presently include Syracuse football, so it’s not like the ‘Cuse has unanimous support in favor of it earning a bowl invite, at least for now.
When I came across the most recent bowl projections from CBS Sports’ Jerry Palm, I did happen to notice that he doesn’t have the Orange in his predicted field of bowl contests, yet he is including Boston College and Virginia Tech at this time.
As we all know, in its last two ACC affairs, Syracuse football has defeated the Hokies in Blacksburg, and then the ‘Cuse followed that up with a conquest of the Eagles inside the Carrier Dome this past weekend.
Hopefully, Syracuse football can notch one triumph over its final three encounters to secure its spot in a bowl game, which would prove one heck of an achievement, considering that the Orange managed just one victory a stanza ago.