Syracuse will look to shake off its 1–1 start when it welcomes Colgate to the JMA Wireless Dome on Friday night. The Orange enter as massive 37.5-point favorites, per FanDuel, and history is squarely on their side—the program hasn’t lost to the Raiders since 1950, winning 17 straight in the series. That dominance includes a 65-0 rout in the 2023 season opener, when seven different Syracuse players reached the end zone.
Colgate, meanwhile, brings a new era under first-year head coach Curt Fitzpatrick, who was hired after a decorated run at Division III Cortland, where he won the 2023 national title. The Raiders opened this season with a win but will need to take a big step up against an ACC opponent that has consistently controlled this rivalry. Fitzpatrick’s spread offense and quarterback