Syracuse Football: Players voice support of new head coach Fran Brown

Earlier this week, SU Athletics announced that the next head coach of Syracuse football will be New Jersey native Fran Brown, who replaces Dino Babers.

Brown, who is currently the defensive backs coach of top-ranked Georgia out of the Southeastern Conference, has been praised by some national analysts as arguably the country’s No. 1 recruiter.

While the ‘Cuse will represent his first head-coaching gig, Fran Brown has extensive experience as an assistant coach, serving in various roles on the collegiate level at Georgia, Rutgers, Temple and Baylor.

SU Athletics leaders say that Brown’s strong recruiting ties in New Jersey and throughout the Northeast region will prove critical as the Orange looks to build on consecutive bowl-game appearances in the 2022 and 2023 campaigns.

The ‘Cuse will learn the destination of its bowl game in the current stanza this Sunday, after conference championship games are played on Friday and Saturday.

Syracuse football players voice their support of new head coach Fran Brown.

Once SU Athletics announced the official hiring of Fran Brown as the next head coach of Syracuse football, a variety of current and former Orange players, among others, took to social media to react to this news.

This is not meant to be an exhaustive list, but here are some of the posts on X that I’ve come across.

Sophomore running back LeQuint Allen Jr., who was just named to the All-ACC second team for the 2023 season:

Sophomore defensive lineman Denis Jaquez Jr.:

Freshman running back Muwaffaq Parkman:

Junior defensive back Alijah Clark:

Freshman quarterback Braden Davis:

Redshirt junior defensive lineman Braylen Ingraham:

Former Syracuse football defensive lineman Tyler Marona:

Former Syracuse football offensive tackle Justin Pugh:

A few other posts on X that I wanted to pass along, including from some Syracuse football assistant coaches as well as the preferred NIL collective of SU Athletics, Orange United, which launched in mid-September.

It’s encouraging to see this kind of support for Fran Brown, who will be formally introduced as the next head coach of Syracuse football at a press conference on Monday, Dec. 4, according to SU Athletics.