Syracuse Offers Michigan Transfer Quarterback Dan Villari
Syracuse head coach Dino Babers indicated in a recent interview that the Orange would be looking to add a quarterback from the transfer portal. Syracuse extended its first scholarship offer to a transfer quarterback on Friday. The Orange offered Michigan transfer Dan Villari, who is listed at 6-4, 235 pounds on the Michigan Athletics website. As a member of the 2020 recruiting class, Dan Villari has four years of eligibility remaining. He appeared in four games during the 2021 season (and is therefore eligible to count that as a redshirt year with the additional season from the 2020 COVID year), completing one pass and rushing for 35 yards.
As a senior at Plainedge High School in New York, he led the Red Devils to the school's first Long Island Class III State Championship following a 12-0 regular season. During that season, he passed for 1,306 yards and 13 touchdowns with just one interception and rushed for 1,522 yards with 25 more scores. In the Class III championship game, Villari threw for two touchdowns, ran for four more and rushed for 144 yards.
In the 2020 class, Villari was a late riser on the recruiting scene. He was committed to Fordham until a few weeks before the early National Signing Day. He received offers and interest from schools like Syracuse, Kent State, Michigan and others. He took an official visit to Michigan in mid December and was offered one day before Signing Day. Villari elected to jump on the opportunity with the Wolverines, and signed on Signing Day.