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Ryan Bartow Leaving Syracuse for Florida State

The Orange will need a new Director of High  School Relations.
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Ryan Bartow Leaving Syracuse for Florida State
Ryan Bartow Leaving Syracuse for Florida State

Syracuse football’s Director of High School Relations Ryan Bartow is leaving the Orange to take the same position at Florida State AllSyracuse.com has confirmed. The news was first reported by Bruce Feldman of Fox Sports and The Athletic. Bartow previously held a similar position at Oregon and also covered recruiting for 247Sports and Rivals.

The loss is a blow to Syracuse’s recruiting efforts going forward, and Bartow was noted as having an impact on the Orange’s 2021 recruiting class. However, Director of Recruiting Operations Kramer Cook is still in place, and has been overseeing Syracuse recruiting for the last couple of cycles. Who fills Bartows shoes going forward remains to be seen, but an outside hire would not be a surprise.

Syracuse signed 21 players in its 2021 class. They are still looking to add talent to the roster for next season, primarily through the transfer portal. Syracuse was scheduled to have a virtual visit with Texas offensive lineman transfer Willie Tyler on Monday. However, due to power outages in Texas, that visit is being rescheduled. Offensive line, defensive line and defensive back figure to be the top positions Syracuse is looking for in the portal. Syracuse has already brought in transfer quarterback Garrett Shrader.

The Orange finished the 2020 season 1-10 after combatting significant injuries that saw three different quarterbacks start and several other starters miss multiple games as well. Syracuse is looking to bounce back in 2021. That season begins on September 4th when the Orange travels to play at Ohio.

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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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