Dino Babers Reportedly Will Be Named Syracuse Head Coach

Syracuse announced on Nov. 23 that head coach Scott Shafer had been fired after failing to impress during his three-year tenure. The program will reportedly hire Bowling Green head coach Dino Babers as their new coach, according to ESPN's Joe Schad. Thayer Evans of Sports Illustrated confirmed the report. 

Babes has amassed a 17-9 record in two seasons with the Falcons, thanks in large part to the high-octane offensive schemes he's implemented. 

On Dec. 2, Dan Wolken of USA Today reported Ohio State defensive coordinator Chris Ash had removed himself from consideration to be Syracuse's head coach.

Bruce Feldman of Fox Sports reported the program would likely target an up-and-coming offensive coordinator for the head-coaching position:

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Don’t be surprised if new Syracuse AD Mark Coyle targets a “hot” offensive guy to try and give his program a much-needed jolt. The two names that are likely to get a long look from Coyle: former Boise State OC Mike Sanford, now the offensive coordinator and QB coach at Notre Dame and Oregon OC Scott Frost, who actually interviewed for the Boise State head coaching job when Bryan Harsin got it.

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Frost has since taken the head coaching position at UCF. Syracuse certainly needs that "jolt." The team has lost eight straight games and has gone 13–23 in Shafer's three years as head coach. 

While Syracuse has never been as prominent in football as it is in basketball, the program has plenty of resources at its disposal to improve upon the results from the last three seasons. Babers' skills coaching the offensive side of the ball are exactly what the Orange need to revitalize the flagging program.