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Phil Steele forecast for Syracuse football: 6 All-ACC players and a last-place finish

Syracuse, N.Y. -- Of all the major college football preseason magazines, none offer the substance, depth and data of Phil Steele's annual publication.

It's considered required reading for any college football junkie and is essential for any media member serious about accentuating coverage throughout the season.

In this year's magazine, set to hit newstands soon, Steele gives his appraisal of the Syracuse football team and the ACC.

Here are three things that matter to Orange fans:

1. Syracuse was projected last in the seven-team ACC Atlantic Division

Steele couched this slotting as "scary" given the stunning victory against Clemson last season and a few tightly contested losses at LSU, Miami (Fla.