We’re in the peak portions of the college football offseason right now, even though the Syracuse Orange spring game is this Friday night.
One of the hallmarks of this time of year is early advanced metrics. We saw Syracuse come in at No. 71 for Bill Connelly’s S&P+ back in February. But the Orange ended up a bit higher in ESPN’s recent Football Power Index (FPI) release -- “all the way” at 58th.
FPI calculates team efficiencies for offense, defense, special teams and on an overall scale, with adjustments made for strength of schedule and garbage time stat-padding.