Syracuse terminated football coach Dino Babers with one game left in the regular season and one year remaining on his contract. Babers, 62, had been at Syracuse for eight seasons, accumulating an overall record of 41-55 with two bowl appearances.
Nunzio Campanile, the tight ends coach, will serve as the interim coach for the Orange’s final regular-season game next week against Wake Forest. Campanile has experience as a state-championship-winning coach at Bergen Catholic and has served as the interim coach at Rutgers prior to Greg Schiano’s hiring.
Syracuse, with a 5-6 record, must secure a win to become eligible to play in a bowl game.
“I appreciate everything Dino, his wife Susan, and their family have done over the last eight years for Syracuse Athletics, Syracuse University and most importantly, our student-athletes,” said athletic director John Wildhack. “Thanks to Dino’s leadership, our student-athletes have performed at the highest levels in the classroom, have dedicated countless hours to supporting our communities and have gone on to achieve great success, both professionally and personally.”
Babers arrived at Syracuse following his leadership in Bowling Green’s MAC championship in 2015. His most successful season with the Orange was in 2018 when the team achieved a record of 10-3 and was ranked No. 15 by the final USA TODAY College Football Coaches Poll.
Contributing: The Associated Press
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Nunzio Campanile named Syracuse football interim
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