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SportsNight Returns As SU Football Prepares For Season Opener

WAER | By Dan Silverman

Published August 26, 2016 at 2:51 PM EDT

Syracuse University Football season is right around the corner, and WAER Sports is back to get you ready for kickoff.

The Orange turns to new head coach Dino Babers to replace Scott Shafer, hoping to lead SU to its first bowl game in three years.

SportsNight returns to WAER Sat. at 7 PM

Starting quarterback Eric Dungey is back, along with wide receivers Steve Ishmael, Erv Phillips and BrislyEstime. The defense returns Zaire Franklin but there are concerns about the defensive line.

Dino Babers takes over for Scott Shafer as head coach of SU football.

With these changes, plenty of questions exist heading into next Friday’s season opener against Colgate. What will the new, fast offense look like under Dino Babers? How will the defense transition to the Tampa-2? Who will replace fan-favorite Riley Dixon? What defines success for this year’s team? A winning record or the eye test when watching games?

To hear answers to these questions and more tune into SportsNight Saturday at 7.

WAER has full coverage of next Friday’s opener against Colgate beginning with Countdown to Kickoff at 6:30. Kickoff is set for 7.