When you are in the month of June and are talking about college football, you are, well...speculating. And any speculation that goes in your team's favor is a good thing.
So it's good news that Syracuse Orange WR Steve Ishmael and LB Zaire Franklin have been named to the Athlon Sports preseason All-ACC fourth team. Franklin led the Orange defense with 81 tackles for the Orange last season while Ishmael finished fifth in the ACC with seven receiving touchdowns.
Since this point of the year is all about speculations and expectations when it comes to college football, I believe it's safe to say the expectations are high for these two players.