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The new Orange QB sat down for an interview in the Newhouse studio
We’re 66 days and counting from the 2024 Syracuse Orange season opener, and the excitement over SU football is still sky high. We had a chance to hear from many new members of the program during spring camp, including Quarterback Kyle McCord.
#6 recently spoke again about his transition to Syracuse and overall experience so far, this time with Newhouse grad student and personal friend of mine Griffin Della Penna.
I highly recommend you watch the full interview, which will be linked below, but I’d also like to focus on a few specific quotes from Kyle.
- On the team’s trip to Los Angeles this spring: “It was about 20 guys on the team… We’d have class for about two or three hours in the morning, then in the afternoon, we either did a site visit – we went to FOX Sports, we went to SONY, we went to the ADIDAS headquarters – or we’d have a guest speaker come in. And I was surprised with how many SU alums live out there. I think they said 8,000 people, which is nuts.”
- Highlighting teammates who stand out: “I think Fadil Diggs and LeQuint (Allen) are two guys who no matter what they do, they’re competing. Whether they’re running, lifting, playing video games, they’re always going at it.”
- What joining the Orange was like: “When I made the transition from Ohio State to SU, the pedigree is the same type of way with Coach Fran… he came from one of those blue-blood programs where they expect to win every game, and he’s had that same mindset.”
- Current fan support: “All the people I’ve been talking to are like: ‘We’ve never talked about Syracuse football this much in the offseason.'”
- Reaction to being featured in the trailer for EA College Football 25: “I think that’s just another level that we’re creating here. There’s a lot of excitement and now seeing stuff like that is even more motivating.”
Full interview: