The Syracuse Orange’s 2025 college football season begins with a high-stakes non-conference matchup against No. 24 Tennessee at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Saturday, August 30. Kickoff set for 12 p.m. ET, and the game will air on ABC.

For the Orange, this opener doubles as both a test and a statement opportunity. Syracuse enters the season ranked No. 7 in our ACC preseason power rankings and unranked nationally, but optimism is growing behind new quarterback Steve Angeli, the Notre Dame transfer tasked with leading Jeff Nixon’s offense in his first year under center.

Angeli is a longshot in the Heisman Trophy race at +10000, but his arrival has already boosted Syracuse’s ACC Championship probability to 1.2% in Dimers’ updated model. That might not sound like much, but it reflects his pot

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