Miami Gardens, Florida -- Syracuse head coach Fran Brown has spent the bulk of his team’s six-game losing streak talking about his team’s youth and its promising future.

Before the Orange lost 38-10 against Miami at Hard Rock Stadium on Saturday four players delivered his message at midfield before the opening kickoff, with three of the Orange’s most important verbal commits sitting in attendance and in perfect position ready to receive it.

Syracuse’s four representatives for the opening coin toss were first-year players, with Demetres Samuel Jr., Antoine Deslauriers, Byron Washington and Darius Johnson all flying the Orange flag of promise.

Brown had told the four shortly after the North Carolina that they’d serve as game captains against Miami, along with redshirt sophomore cornerback

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