It’s time to start preparing for the 2025 Syracuse Orange football season. We’re going through the roster to take a look at each Syracuse player as we get to know a lot of new faces for Year 2 of the Fran Brown Era.
Up next is…
Name: Josh Kubala
Position: Linebacker
Year: Redshirt Junior
Height: 6’2”
Weight: 225 lbs
Hometown: Syracuse, NY
High School/Previous College: Cicero-North Syracuse
2024 stats: Appeared in 12 games for the Orange. Recorded six tackles on the season and had his first career sack at Pitt.
2025 projections: Kubala has found his role as a special teams contributor and backup linebacker. While his playing time isn’t likely to increase this season, he should remain in this role in 2025.
How’d he get here?: Kubala walked on at Syracuse and received a scholarship for the university’s ROTC program.
What’d recruiting sites say?: No ranking on any of the major recruitment outlets.
Instagram; @joshua_kubala
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Interesting nugget o’interest: The Kubala Family was honored as The 2024 Onondaga County Military Family of the Year.
Let’s get a look at ya: We go back to CNS for some footage of Josh in action