After his Syracuse Orange won 28-13 over the Pitt Panthers at Yankee Stadium, Dino Babers was asked if he thought Dan Villari would take as many snaps as he did at quarterback.
“Yes,” was the simple and powerful one word answer from the Syracuse head coach.
In a way, Orange fans probably shouldn’t have been surprised. With the status of Syracuse’s top two quarterback options up in the air prior to game time, many fans probably forgot that Villari originally transferred from Michigan to Syracuse as a quarterback. So instead of turning to Braden Davis or Luke MacPhail, the Orange coaching staff made a drastic system change with the season on the line.