First, the Orange have Jeff Nixon calling plays and over the first 16 games of his Syracuse tenure, he’s shown an ability to maximize the players he has on the field. Nixon’s running the Baylor offense we thought we’d see under Dino Babers. The goal is to spread the defense and attack the middle until you get one on one shots on the outside.

Both Blue Devils and Orange notched significant ACC victories on Saturday but also suffered significant injuries.

Former Notre Dame quarterback Steve Angeli was set to take on the Irish on Senior Day, but that won’t be happening now after suffering an injury.

The Clemson Tigers (1-2) take on a fellow ACC foe when they host the Syracuse Orange (2-1) on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025 at Memorial Stadium (Clemson, SC). Date: Sept. 20 In the past three meetings, Clemson owns a 3-0 record against Syracuse.

Syracuse QB Steve Angeli is out for the season with a torn Achilles suffered vs. Clemson, dealing a huge blow to the Orange’s ACC title hopes.

Oh, and the #1 ranked women’s soccer team took care of business at Syracuse, winning 3 – 0 against the Orange. Let’s stipulate that field hockey’s win over Syracuse is more impressive than the soccer’s win as Syracuse’s team hasn’t won an ACC game in almost three years.

In a game where the Syracuse Orange entered as over 17-point underdogs to the Clemson Tigers, the team rallied together, coming up up with critical plays on both ends of the field to make history on Saturday.