Through much of the 24-0 victory for the Syracuse Orange in their season opener, redshirt sophomore Tommy DeVito wasn’t spectacular. On the day, he finished 17-of-35 for a total of 176 yards and two interceptions. However, it wasn’t the worst performance of the Dino Babers area by any stretch and even in recent history. Both Eric Dungey against Pittsburgh (18-of-38, 195 yards) and DeVito against Notre Dame (14-of-31, 105 yards) last year were as bad or worse performances.
Some perspective on DeVito’s performance probably comes from the opponent that Syracuse was playing. It was expected that the Orange would be up against an overmatched opponent and dominate from the first whistle.