Syracuse Football 2021 Season Predictions

How will the Orange perform in 2021?

Mike McAllister | Aug 8, 2021

Syracuse Football 2021 Season Predictions /

Syracuse football has an important 2021 campaign ahead. How will the Orange fair with a schedule that provides challenges but features many winnable matchups? Our writers take a look and the predictions vary quite a bit.

Logan Garvey: 5-7. With an improved offensive line, there may be a chance to win the toss-up games that were lost last season. The disruptive defense and Lou Groza award-winning kicker could be the reasons Syracuse could make it to a bowl game.

Mike McAllister: 6-6. An improved offensive line and a defense that remains one of the best in the nation in forcing turnovers will pace Syracuse to a successful 2021 season. There is more depth at several positions than in any year of the Dino Babers era. Quarterback play will determine how far this team goes.

Katelyn McCarthy: 4-8. The defense continues to force turnovers to help keep the offense off the field, but it isn't enough. The offense line will continue to struggle as will Tommy DeVito. He will be replaced by Garrett Shrader mid-season.

Calvin Milliner: 7-5. With a young star studded defense, opposing teams will not know what they are facing after the departure of Andre Cisco, Ifeatu Melifonwu, and Trill Williams. The quarterback competition will result in Garrett Shrader being the starter week one. Expect the new look Syracuse football team to start off hot this year with a 4-0 record.

Syracuse begins its 2021 season on Saturday, September 4th at Ohio. The game kicks off at 7:00 p.m. eastern.

Published Aug 8, 2021

MIKE MCALLISTER

Title: Publisher All Syracuse Education: Roberts Wesleyan College Location: Syracuse, New York Expertise: Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting. EXPERIENCE Mike McAllister has been covering Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting for more than a decade. Mike's career started with his own free blog as a way to vent following sporting events. Shortly thereafter, a network of basketball sites called Coast 2 Coast Hoops asked him to run their Syracuse site. That site was called Nation of Orange, and Mike quickly established it as a go-to for Syracuse fans. After running Nation of Orange for several months, a position with the Syracuse site on the Scout network became available. After one year as the recruiting expert with Cuse Nation, he was named the publisher. Mike oversaw the transition from Scout to 247Sports, and ran the site on that network for years. Presented with the opportunity to join one of the biggest names in the sports journalism industry, Sports Illustrated, Mike jumped at the chance. All Syracuse was started from scratch by Mike and the Fan Nation team. It has now become a staple for Orange fans of various sports. Mike has broken news on recruiting, Syracuse basketball and football team information and has established himself as the top recruiting inside in the market. He has appeared on local radio shows, television broadcasts, national radio shows and much more. Mr. McAllister has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting and Information Management from Roberts Wesleyan College.