On Saturday, the Syracuse Orange (6-2, 3-2) beat a top-25 team for the third straight season, and accomplished quite a bit in the process.
Along with senior QB Eric Dungey surpassing Donovan McNabb for the most offensive yards in program history, SU also earned win No. 6 for bowl eligibility (first time since 2013) and entered the top 25 for the first time since 2001.
After the big win — among the biggest the Orange have experienced under Dino Babers — the coach spoke to media on the ACC coaches teleconference on Wednesday:
Bowl eligibility means more than just a landmark for him
For a guy who has only been a head coach in one bowl game (and it was the Camellia Bowl), this has to be special for Babers.