Given the name, image and likeness issue that the Syracuse Orange and other schools across the country are navigating amid state, federal and NCAA discussions, I found it highly encouraging a few days ago when SU Athletics announced that the ‘Cuse Athletics Fund (‘CAF) raised a record $45 million during the 2022-23 fiscal year.
Per a media statement on cuse.com, the $45 million raised was a 54 percent increase from a year ago. SU Athletics said that this record fundraising came from 11,396 donors, the largest number of donors ever to support the program.
To me, both the dollar amount raised and the record number of donors are impressive and provide a huge momentum boost for SU Athletics.