It’s back to the drawing board for Syracuse, which seemed out of whack for much of the game. There was no running game and McCord seemed flustered for the first time in his brief Syracuse career.

They won't forget that first conference clash between rivals Stanford and Syracuse. Yes, Stanford and Syracuse are in the same conference, the ACC, thanks to realignment. The Cardinal went into Central New York on Friday and won their first ACC games,

Stanford made the most of its first-ever ACC conference game, rallying from a fourth-quarter deficit to take home a dramatic 26-24 road win over Syracuse. The Cardinal used an 11-play, 54-yard drive in the final 3:13 in regulation that set up a 39-yard walk-off field goal by kicker Emmet Kenney.