Samantha Croston and Ashley Wenskoski recap the trip to sunny San Diego, where Syracuse football painted the town Orange in a 52-35 Holiday Bowl win over Washington State. Kyle McCord becomes the ACC's all-time single-season passing yards leader and Syracuse gets ten wins in Fran Brown's first season.

00:00-2:52: San Diego is a delight

2:53-4:27: Holiday Bowl recap, Syracuse pulls away for highest offensive output of season

4:28-8:48: Jackson Meeks breaks 1,000 yards rushing, declares for NFL Draft

8:49-12:58: Kyle McCord sets ACC single season passing yards record

12:59-19:24: Fran Brown revitalizes the Syracuse football program and the city in Year One

19:25-21:40: 2025 Schedule gauntlet

21:41-23:30: Would you have rather been SMU or Syracuse this season?

23:31-24:04: Thanks for following along this football season! We had a blast

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