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Why Syracuse is starting a true freshman lacrosse player, Joseph Filardi, as QB vs. UNC, Bill Belichick

Joseph Filardi's name isn't even listed on the Syracuse football depth chart that's in the JMA Wireless Dome press box on Friday night.

But that's reportedly who SU will be starting as its quarterback against Bill Belichick's North Carolina anyway.

Multiple local reporters have broken the news of Filardi's start, including Matt Mulcahy and Kevin Maher, along with ESPN's Pete Thamel.

It's a plot twist, to say the least.

Why is Syracuse starting Joseph Filardi at QB?

This all started with Steve Angeli's season-ending Achilles injury.

Angeli was shining early in the year after transferring from Notre Dame, but when he went down, everything changed.

The LSU

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