Last week, former Ohio State quarterback Kyle McCord officially announced that he would be taking his talents to Syracuse. This decision came after leading the Buckeyes to an 11-1 season and getting the team into the Cotton Bowl.
McCord was among the marquee names in the transfer portal as the regular season ended. He was a four-star recruit out of Philadelphia and a high school teammate of future Buckeyes star Marvin Harrison Jr. before he decided he wanted out following the head coach not particularly giving him a ringing endorsement to being the starter in 2024.
On Thursday night, McCord’s new team competed in the Boca Raton Bowl against South Florida. It was never a contest as USF throttled Syracuse, 45-0.
The Orange were 1-of-17 on third down. They were outgained 407-159. They had 20 rushing yards on 41 attempts after sacks were factored.
McCord couldn’t play in the bowl game for his new team, but he was on the sidelines as one photo summed up the night for his new squad.
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The Buckeyes have repeatedly sent starting quarterbacks to the NFL in recent years. Syracuse’s best quarterbacks at that level in program history are Donovan McNabb and Tommy DeVito who is likely more famous than he is good.
McCord has a lot of work to do for a Syracuse program that is 24-36 over the past five seasons.
The former four-star prospect completed 65.8% of his passes for 3,170 yards with 24 touchdowns and six interceptions while guiding the Buckeyes to an 11-1 record.
