Syracuse Teetering On The Brink As Boston College Comes To Town
Published: November 1st, 2019

Syracuse teetering on the brink as Boston College comes to town Syracuse’s Abdul Adams (23) picks up yardage during the third quarter of an NCAA college football game with Florida State, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019 in Tallahassee Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Cannon)

By JOHN KEKIS

AP Sports Writer

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Dino Babers figures he knows what’s wrong in what has become a tough season for Syracuse, and he needs a quick fix.

“We need to reel it back in,” Babers said. “We talked about eliminating mental mistakes, playing physical. I think that this adversity that we’re going through is going to make them better. We need to work our way through it and persevere, and I believe we will.

“There’s good things happening, but there’s not enough good things.”

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That’s for sure.

Syracuse (3-5, 0-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) is the only team in the ACC without a league win, and there are just four games left in the regular season to reach the six-win total needed to qualify for the postseason.

The Orange have lost three straight as they prepare to host Boston College (4-4, 2-3) in an Atlantic Division matchup on Saturday. The Eagles have dropped three of four, including 59-7 at No. 2 Clemson last week.

“We played the national champion. I’d say it was the best game they played all year,” said BC coach Steve Addazio, a former Orange assistant. “It was a homecoming game at night, Saturday night, Death Valley. I mean, they were humming.”

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