Overview

• Clemson (1-2) and Syracuse (2-1) meet Sept. 20 at Memorial Stadium in Clemson with a noon ET kickoff on ESPN.
• Syracuse is listed as a +17.5 underdog at Fanduel, according to Wednesday’s published odds.
• Swinney praised Fran Brown’s team as “physical as crap” and said Clemson has “zero room for error” after its slow start.
• Notre Dame transfer Steve Angeli has fueled one of the nation’s top passing offenses, with Syracuse ranked third in passing yards per game through three weeks.
• Clemson fell out of the top 25 following losses to LSU and Georgia Tech, while Syracuse enters off wins over UConn and Colgate.