Syracuse has been a thorn in Clemson's side over the years. The last time they met in Death Valley, the Tigers eked out a 27-23 win as 24-point favorites on Sept. 29, 2018, led by Chase Brice, who is now at Duke. Before that, the Orange bumped off the then-No. 2 Tigers 27-24 in Syracuse on Oct. 13, 2017.
Those Syracuse teams bear little resemblance to the squad heading to Clemson this weekend.
Syracuse is 1-4, banged up and coming off a disappointing 38-21 home loss against Liberty. The Orange allowed the Flames to roll up 368 rushing yards against the depleted SU defense.