Syracuse fires coach Babers after eight seasons

• Pete Thamel, ESPNNov 19, 2023, 10:38 AM ET Syracuse fired football coach Dino Babers on Sunday, ending his period at the university with a 41-55 record over the past 8 seasons.Syracuse tight ends coach Nunzio Campanile was called interim coach. He was previously the interim coach at Rutgers, leading the Scarlet Knights for eight games after Chris Ash was fired in 2019. The Orange( 5-6)have lost six of their previous 7 games,

  marking the 2nd consecutive year that included a precipitous slide to end the season. In 2015, Syracuse lost six of its last 7 games. His ACC record is 20-45. Editor’s Picks 1 Associated With simply one bowl look in the previous five seasons, Syracuse has actually been fighting apathy

surrounding the program. That decline has followed Babers ‘trademark 10-3 season in 2018, which included a near-upset of No. 3 Clemson and a bowl win over West Virginia.Babers ‘current struggles have highlighted what a tough task Syracuse is, especially in the age of the transfer portal. Syracuse has actually lost several high-profile players in current seasons to SEC and Big 10 schools, a few of them leaving in spite of knowing they would play substantially less.In his eight years, Babers had just two winning seasons.Syracuse plays Wake Forest in your home on Saturday, a game that would clinch bowl eligibility.Babers, 62, came to Syracuse from Bowling Green(after the 2015 season), where he went 10-3 and won the MAC title. He brought a wide-open, tempo-based offense that discovered sporadic success before ultimately progressing offensively.In 10 full seasons as a head coach, Babers is 59-64.