Tonight the Syracuse Orange will honor former defensive end Dwight Freeney for his upcoming 2023 induction into the College Football Hall of Fame. Freeney becomes the 13th Syracuse Orange player of coach to be inducted.
He finished his career as a 2001 All-American, a year in which he had 17.5 sacks and eight forced fumbles. Freeney was the Big East Defensive Player of the Year, a unanimous All-American and finished 9th in that year’s Heisman Trophy voting.
That season also featured the game where Freeney sacked Virginia Tech quarterback Michael Vick 4.5 times in less than a full game.