Angeli spent last season as the backup at Notre Dame behind Riley Leonard. With the Fighting Irish now featuring CJ Carr and Kenny Minchey competing for the job in South Bend, Angeli opted for a fresh start at Syracuse — and it’s already paying off.

Syracuse has named Notre Dame transfer Steve Angeli the starting quarterback, sources told ESPN, and he'll debut for the Orange against No. 24 Tennessee in the opener in Atlanta.

With 13 quarterbacks on the initial watch list of 58 players announced Tuesday by the Baldwin, Maryland-based Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Educational Foundation, I