Syracuse players know Fran Brown as a man of many mottos -

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Fran Brown never strays too far from home.

There's a good chance whenever you're reading this, a few things about him are true: He woke up around 5 am and kissed his wife and three kids before leaving the house. He prayed over his home, got in the car and listened to a daily devotional on the way to the Syracuse football facility. If you're on his mind, he may send you a snippet of what he thinks you need to hear from "the man above."

He works out in the team's new weight room, opened this spring, then walks through the locker room to make sure it's clean (if it's not, his players are sure to hear about it). Then he's upstairs in his office, ready to start the workday. These things are probably true because there's a consistency, an honesty, a spirit of servitude and a