Dino Babers was sitting on a warming seat after three straight losing seasons coming into 2022, and not much was expected to change for his program, as the Orange were picked to finish last in the Atlantic Division. But Babers—and perhaps more importantly, his quarterback—figured a few things out just in the nick of time.
Syracuse has a new offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, both of whom were casualties of the coaching change at UVA. Those additions have clearly helped Garrett Shrader, whose improvement as a passer this season has been dramatic. (And not merely the product of a forgiving early schedule.