Two Key Dates for Syracuse Football's Coaching Search
Syracuse football has every reason and motivation to fill its head coaching vacancy expeditiously. Those two dates will have a huge impact on both the immediate and long term future of the program.
December 4th: Opening of the Transfer Portal Window
The transfer portal window opens on December 4th. Syracuse having someone in place before this benefits the Orange in two ways. First, it allows the new head coach to talk to his current players and try to convince them to stay. That will not work for everyone, as there will naturally be attrition. But any effort to minimize, specifically to keep some of the more prominent players on the roster, would be beneficial.
Second, having someone in place allows an evaluation of the roster, identification of needs and the ability to recruit players who enter the portal from other schools. You do not want to be behind from that front.
December 20th: Early National Signing Day
Syracuse currently has 18 players committed for the 2024 recruiting class. Class of 2024 recruits can sign during the early period, which runs December 20th to December 22nd. Having a new coach in place who can talk to the committed recruits about his vision would potentially help keep most of the class together. Of course there is also the caveat that a new coach may not see some of the commits as fits within whatever systems will be run. But the longer you have to go through that process, including hosting other recruits on official visits the weekends prior, the better.
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