Picture Syracuse’s sideline on this spring evening. It’s not what it was supposed to look like.
Steve Angeli is wearing a blue uniform and is lightly jogging, but he’s still mending an Achilles injury. Calvin Russell III is scootering around with a boot on. He’s smiling even though his inaugural season will be cut short. Fran Brown is amping up the crowd. It feels necessary after SU’s rough 3-9 campaign.
This operation is still in its early stages. Russell’s injury is a big blow, and, although Angeli is progressing forward from his Achilles tear, he’s not quite ready to go. Yasin Willis, Johntay Cook II and Dan Villari are gone, and a mission to find their replacements has begun…