Syracuse Eager to Prove Doubters Wrong as Training Camp Begins
Syracuse, N.Y. - Tuesday marked the unofficial beginning of the 2023 Syracuse Football season. Coach Babers and two players spoke to the media on a variety of topics, but there were two common themes. That the ACC preseason ranking meant nothing to them and their team chemistry is stronger than ever.
Justin Barron, Syracuse defensive back and team captain shared a story regarding a tradition that the team has running the stadium stairs annually as a conditioning workout. This year, however, the team ran the stairs differently than ever before. In the past years, each position group has run the stairs together. What made this team unique is they choose to run up the stairs together as one.
That speaks volumes heading into training camp that the team’s chemistry is already an asset and something that the players have spent time cultivating during the offseason. Chemistry is something that Babers credited his team with during the press conference.
“They did a fantastic job over the summer bringing themselves together," Babers said.
This is something that is particularly important for this year's team full of transfers and injured players from last season who will now be back healthy and ready to take on larger roles.
Wide receiver Damien Alford agreed with Barron and Babers regarding the team's chemistry entering training camp.
"It’s the brotherhood," Alford said. "Having them by my side builds a bond beyond football.”
The Atlantic Coast Conference polls came out in a timely fashion just before the press conference broke out, ranking Syracuse at number 10 despite their 4-4 conference play and finishing at 5th place in the ACC last season.
"They love to doubt us, and we love to prove them wrong,” Barron said.
Chemistry is what Syracuse can lean on and internal belief amongst one another, while those on the outside hold doubts. Thirty-three days until kickoff at the JMA Wireless Dome and Syracuse’s first opportunity at proving those doubters wrong.
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