Rickie Collins transferred from Brian Kelly’s LSU Tigers in hopes of better opportunities at the Orange. Reason? Limited opportunities led him to seek experiences elsewhere, and he landed at Fran Brown’s Syracuse. Did it work? Yeah. “It seems like he’s going to be our quarterback, ” Brown announced back during the Spring drills. But the fall camp saw a major shock.
Preseason saw Notre Dame transfer Steve Angeli rise up and steal the QB1 spot. “ Notre Dame transfer Steve Angeli has won the starting job at Syracuse, per ESPN sources ,” Pete Thamel tweeted. Yeah, a shocker to Collins, but now the question is, with the starting quarterback spot slipping out of his hands, can he transfer again?
Right now, when the 2025 season is just around the corner? Doesn’t seem so. He entered the wint