Syracuse Football: Latest bowl projections for the Orange after week-two victory

Syracuse football has raced out to a 2-0 record thus far in the young 2024 season, following the Orange's 31-28 victory over then-No. 23 Georgia Tech this past Saturday at the JMA Wireless Dome.

The 'Cuse has a bye coming up, and then the Orange will host new Atlantic Coast Conference member Stanford in a Friday-night showdown on September 20.

In week two versus the Yellow Jackets, the 'Cuse offense kept humming along. The defense looked much better than it did when the Orange beat Ohio in the 2024 season opener. Syracuse football has some things to clean up in special teams, and I'm sure that will be addressed between now and when the 'Cuse welcomes the Cardinal to the Hill.

While Syracuse football and its first-year head coach, Fran Brown, have a way to go with their 2024 schedule, with some challenging games on the horizon, the Orange has found itself in a variety of super early bowl projections. Let's have a look.

Where Syracuse football is predicted to land in the post-season.

Brad Crawford, an analyst with 247Sports and CBS Sports, has the 'Cuse facing Big 12 Conference member and No. 13 Oklahoma State (2-0) at the Pop-Tarts Bowl on December 28 in Orlando, Fla.

Check out what Crawford had to say about Syracuse football: "There's not a more underrated quarterback transfer in the country right now than Kyle McCord, who lit up Georgia Tech in Week 2 to help first-year coach Fran Brown and the Orange topple the Yellow Jackets in their ACC opener. Syracuse is going to be a tough out during league with several high-end matchups coming up."

Steven Lassan of Athlon Sports is forecasting the Orange to face fellow Empire State squad Army (2-0) out of the American Athletic Conference at the Fenway Bowl on December 28 in Boston.

National writer Brett McMurphy, in a post on his X page, has Syracuse football going toe to toe with Big 12 Conference member BYU (2-0) at the Gasparilla Bowl on December 20 in Tampa, Fla.

Jerry Palm of CBS Sports projects the 'Cuse to play American Athletic Conference school Florida Atlantic (0-2) at the Cure Bowl on December 20, also in Orlando.

In projections this week for the 12-team College Football Playoff, many pundits are predicting that fellow ACC team Miami will secure a bid. Could Syracuse football make a run to the CFP? Absolutely. But there are a lot of games to be played in the coming weeks and months before we can think about the Orange as a potential CFP contender.