As a small-to-medium-sized private school, Syracuse University doesn’t necessarily have the access to large donors and funds for athletics that a lot of its on-field competition does.
Compared to football powerhouses and other large land grant schools, it’s simply impossible to make up all of that ground in terms of resources put toward facilities and coaching salaries for the Syracuse Orange’s teams.
Yet, according to SU’s 2016 tax failings, which recently became public, it looks like we’re at least on our way to being competitive when it comes to football hires.