The wait is over. Tonight in Atlanta, Syracuse opens its 2025 season against Tennessee, and the anticipation couldn’t be higher. Fran Brown’s Orange are coming off a 10-3 debut campaign that reignited belief in the program, and now the second-year HC has his sights set on another statement season. The Vols and Orange may not be historic rivals, but make no mistake, the Tennessee Volunteers have long been stitched into Brown’s own history.

“It’s fun to get a chance to play against Tennessee, though, just to be honest. The tradition… it’s a blue-blooded college football. Been doing well for a long time,” he admitted in a conversation with Syracuse Orange. Brown also remembers the Vols in their golden days, when stars like Peyton Manning and Tee Martin, who won the National Championship i

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