Breaking news this morning, as Syracuse Athletics has dismissed Orange head football coach Scott Shafer. This was first reported by Sports Illustrated's Thayer Evans, who says Shafer will still be on the sidelines against Boston College this coming Saturday. The report was later confirmed by Syracuse Athletics.
The reasons for Shafer's dismissal are pretty clear to any SU observer. After a 7-6 record to start his tenure as Orange head coach, Shafer has gone just 6-17 since, with his only FBS wins coming against Wake Forest and Central Michigan (twice each). Thoughts were that some "improved" recruiting numbers and more competitive games against top 10 competition (see: 10-point losses to Clemson and LSU this season) could buy him another year.