This season's Super Bowl match-up is set, and it has some Syracuse football-related ties to discuss.
Super Bowl LX will take place on Sunday, Feb. 8, beginning at 6:30 pm EST at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. NBC will air this annual football rite of passage. More on that in a bit.
The Seattle Seahawks, the No. 1 seed in the National Football Conference, will battle the New England Patriots, the No. 2 seed from the American Football Conference. It will be a rematch of another riveting Super Bowl, XLIX, when New England snuck past Seattle, 28–24, on February 1, 2015, in Glendale, Ariz.
Serving as the Patriots' offensive line coach this season has been Doug Marrone, who played on the Orange's offensive line from 1983 to 1985. Marrone was Syracuse football's head coach from 2009 to 2012, guiding the 'Cuse to two bowl-game victories during his tenure.
Other Syracuse football connections to Super Bowl LX.
Tommy DeVito
Quarterback, New England Patriots
DeVito hasn't played at all in the 2025 season. In college, he played for Syracuse football and then at Illinois for one term. Between the 2023 and 2024 campaigns, DeVito appeared in 12 games for the New York Giants. Then New England claimed him off waivers ahead of the 2025 season. In 27 contests for the 'Cuse between 2018 and 2021, DeVito completed 337-of-572 pass attempts for 3,866 yards with 28 touchdowns and 12 interceptions.
Courtney Jackson
Wide receiver, Seattle Seahawks (practice squad)
Jackson was signed to Seattle's practice squad in August of 2025. He competed for Syracuse football from 2019 to 2022 before spending the 2023 and 2024 seasons at Arkansas State. Over 36 games with the Orange, Jackson hauled in 63 catches for 662 yards and four touchdowns. He also had nine punt returns for 123 yards and a score, as well as seven kick returns for 142 yards.
Justin Outten
Run game specialist/assistant offensive line coach, Seattle Seahawks
Outten played center for Syracuse football from 2003 until 2006. His coaching career commenced with the Orange, in 2007, as a graduate assistant.
Let's also give some love to SU alum and acclaimed sportscaster Mike Tirico of NBC. He will be calling his first Super Bowl next month. What's more, after the game is over, he will host "Primetime in Milan" on the field at Levi’s Stadium as part of his duties for NBC's coverage of the 2026 Olympic Winter Games that begin on Friday, Feb. 6, in Italy.
According to a press release from NBC, Tirico will represent the first U.S. sports announcer to call the Super Bowl and host an Olympic Winter Games in the same year. Tremendous, Mike.