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Two Key Dates for Syracuse Football's Coaching Search

National Signing Day and the opening of the transfer portal window are on the horizon.
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Two Key Dates for Syracuse Football's Coaching Search
Two Key Dates for Syracuse Football's Coaching Search

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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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MIKE MCALLISTER

Title: Publisher All Syracuse Education: Roberts Wesleyan College Location: Syracuse, New York Expertise: Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting.  EXPERIENCE Mike McAllister has been covering Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting for more than a decade. Mike's career started with his own free blog as a way to vent following sporting events. Shortly thereafter, a network of basketball sites called Coast 2 Coast Hoops asked him to run their Syracuse site. That site was called Nation of Orange, and Mike quickly established it as a go-to for Syracuse fans.  After running Nation of Orange for several months, a position with the Syracuse site on the Scout network became available. After one year as the recruiting expert with Cuse Nation, he was named the publisher. Mike oversaw the transition from Scout to 247Sports, and ran the site on that network for years.  Presented with the opportunity to join one of the biggest names in the sports journalism industry, Sports Illustrated, Mike jumped at the chance. All Syracuse was started from scratch by Mike and the Fan Nation team. It has now become a staple for Orange fans of various sports.  Mike has broken news on recruiting, Syracuse basketball and football team information and has established himself as the top recruiting inside in the market. He has appeared on local radio shows, television broadcasts, national radio shows and much more. Mr. McAllister has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting and Information Management from Roberts Wesleyan College. 

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