SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Paddy Casey never could’ve expected this.
The division II transfer who walked on at Syracuse couldn’t quite believe when Gerry McNamara offered him a spot on the team last year. So when buses from his hometown of Scranton came up to Syracuse on Saturday—equipped with Fatheads with blown up images of Casey’s face—to watch him hopefully get a few minutes of game action against Boston College, it surpassed his expectations. The whole experience at Syracuse has, really.
“The fact that I get in the game in the Carrier Dome,” Casey began, “I wouldn’t even say it’s a dream come true because eighth grade, freshman year of high school I was like, ‘I’m not going to play at that level.