Marvin Harrison Jr. had jokes for his former teammate on Friday. After Syracuse quarterback Kyle McCord, formerly Ohio State's starting quarterback,

It helped that Syracuse returned one of the best hybrid tight end/receivers in the country in Oronde Gadsden II, who came back to the Orange in large part because of McCord. Trebor Pena also returned from a hamstring injury that limited him to one game last season, and Syracuse signed Zeed Haynes and Jackson Meeks from the transfer portal.

The split between Kyle McCord and the Ohio State Buckeyes wasn't exactly dreaded by the Columbus faithful. In his lone season as Ohio State's starting quarterback in 2023, McCord became much-maligned,

Syracuse is off to a 2-0 start behind new quarterback Kyle McCord, a transfer from Ohio State. He leads the nation in touchdown passes per game and is second in passing yards per game.

Kyle McCord began his Syracuse football career in memorable fashion. In Syracuse's 38-22 season-opening win against Ohio, McCord had 354 passing yards, four touchdowns and an interception while completing 27 of his 39 pass attempts. His passing yards, pass completions, pass attempts and passing touchdowns were each career highs.

After a long run in the Pac-12 Conference, Stanford makes its Atlantic Coast Conference debut Friday night when it visits Syracuse and its impressive quarterback, Kyle McCord. The Cardinal (1-1,

Ohio State coach Ryan Day on Tuesday expressed happiness for Kyle McCord, who has put up some prolific early passing numbers at Syracuse.

Syracuse QB Kyle McCord calls his own number, rushes 19 yards and leaps across the goal line for a touchdown.