The Syracuse Orange returned a boatload of experience in 2017, but that obviously didn’t equate to the requisite wins for bowl eligibility.
It helped beat Clemson, mind you. And returning players like Steve Ishmael, Ervin Philips, Parris Bennett and Eric Dungey all put in big statistical seasons. However, the returning production didn’t necessarily see an increase from one year to the next.
So perhaps we try things differently for 2018? The Orange start off ranked 75th in terms of returning production, according to SB Nation’s Bill Connelly.