Two days removed from No. 22 Syracuse’s 51-41 win over North Carolina State, head coach Dino Babers reflected on last week’s quarterback competition. Neither Eric Dungey nor Tommy DeVito knew who was starting unti gameday, Babers said.
“They had to go through an entire week of not only competition but also they needed to get graded on the game their exams had to be great,” Babers said. “It was extremely thorough. It was extremely fair.”
Dungey started, and gathered 443 total yards of offense. The senior quarterback’s second-highest passing mark of his career helped the Orange clinch their first bowl game since 2013.