Class of 2025 4-Star OL Rowan Byrne Thinks Highly of New Syracuse Staff

The top player in New York is looking to visit the Orange.

Mike McAllister | Dec 28, 2023

Class of 2025 4-Star OL Rowan Byrne Thinks Highly of New Syracuse Staff /

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Class of 2025 New Rochelle (NY) Iona Prep offensive lineman Rowan Byrne is one of the most coveted prospects in the Northeast. His early offer list includes Boston College, Cincinnati, Duke, Florida, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Stanford, Syracuse, Texas A&M and Wisconsin, among others.

The 6-5, 285 pounder has been recruited by Syracuse for quite some time. The previous staff was the first to offer him back in January 2022. He visited in April of this year for Junior Day and said the visit increased his interest in the Orange.

There has, however, been a coaching change following this season. Fran Brown is now the head coach, and wasted no time reaching out to Byrne.

"Yeah the new staff reoffered me right when they got there," Byrne said.

Byrne thinks highly of coach Brown and the new direction of the Orange, but is still learning about their plan as well as developing relationships with them. The next step is to get on campus for a visit, but will have at least one familiar face when he does.

"It's definitely possible I get back on campus at some point," Byrne said. "I think the new staff is great. It's awesome they got coach Ahmad back on staff. One of the best recruiters in the country."

Byrne is rated a four star prospect by On3 and Rivals. Both consider him the best player in New York State in the 2025 cycle.

“I think they are going in a great direction,” Byrne said. “The recruiting is great now and that’s how they’re going to build a top level program. They’ve brought in good coaches too so the talent and development will be there.”

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Published Dec 28, 2023

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.