Syracuse football: what the college football world is saying about the Orange after week 2

The nation is slowly taking notice

Each week, we’ll take a look at what other college football media sites are saying about the Syracuse Orange. Let’s see what they are saying after the win over Ohio

Player Honors
Kyle McCord was ACC Co-QB of the Week while Da’Metrius Weatherspoon was named Offensive Lineman of the Week.

McCord was also tabbed as the #1 impact transfer player of the week from On3.

Syracuse.Com

The local writers have Syracuse up to 4th this week between Clemson and Boston College.

ESPN

In this week’s SP+ rankings Syracuse moves up four to the 67th spot with the offense 58th while the defense ranks 71st. The Orange are ranked between Georgia Tech and Cincinnati.

The Football Power Index has Syracuse in 59th place between BYU and UCLA. FPI predicts the Orange for 7.2 wins and gives them a 83.8 % chance of making a bowl game.

ACC Network

CBS Sports

In the CBS Sports power rankings Syracuse is 33rd between Georgia Tech and California…if only CBS had a way to decide who was better between the Orange and Yellow Jackets.

The Athletic

The Orange moves up 32 spots to 28th in The Athletic’s Top 134 Power Rankings placing them in between Illinois and Arizona State.

AP and Coaches Poll

Syracuse received 63 votes in the AP Poll, which put them four spots outside the Top 25.

ACC Week Two Scores

BYU 18 SMU 15

Duke 26 Northwestern 20

Pitt 28 Cincinnati 27

Georgia Tech 28 Syracuse 31

California 21 Auburn 14

Duquesne 0 Boston College 56

Jacksonville St 14 Louisville 49

Charlotte 20 North Carolina 38

Marshall 14 Virginia Tech 31

Florida A&M 9 Miami 56

Virginia 31 Wake Forest 30

Cal Poly 7 Stanford 41

NC State 10 Tennessee 51

App State 20 Clemson 66

ACC Week Three Schedule

Syracuse vs Bye Week U

Louisiana Tech vs NC State

Memphis vs Florida State

Boston College vs Missouri

West Virginia vs Pitt

Ball State vs Miami

VMI vs Georgia Tech

NC Central vs North Carolina

Virginia Tech vs Old Dominion

Ole Miss vs Wake Forest

Maryland vs Virginia

San Diego St vs California