Syracuse, N.Y. -- Syracuse football's renewed sense of optimism in its offensive line can be chalked up to something that hasn't been seen since the height of the Dick MacPherson era.
Syracuse this season returns five players on the offensive line with at least a full season of experience for the first time in almost 30 years, according to data provided by SU athletics.
The last time the Orange returned this level of experience on the offensive line came in 1989, when The Sporting News rated the unit as the preseason's best, when local press clippings dubbed it "The Wall.