Syracuse, N.Y. — Syracuse football’s bowl projections were damaged substantially by its loss to Stanford last Friday, a game that most expected that the Orange would win. ESPN’s Football Power Index now projects the Orange to finish with 5.6 wins, making a 6-6 finish the most likely result of the season according to that metric.

Column: Syracuse allowed a win to slip from its grasp against Stanford Friday night. While it’s too early to count them out, the path for the Orange in a wide-open ACC suddenly looks much more difficult.

Emmet Kenney hit his fourth field goal of the day with time expiring to give the Stanford Cardinal a 26-24 win over the Syracuse Orange. It’s the first loss of the Fran Brown era. Before the game, Syracuse already found itself on the back foot with inactive players.

A big 26-24 win for Stanford (2-1) over Syracuse (2-1) in its first ever ACC game has the Cardinal riding a massive wave of momentum as they get ready for anoth