Syracuse will start third-string QB Malachi Nelson on Saturday night at Virginia, with Week 1 starter Steve Angeli listed as “out” on the availability report posted on Friday night, and last week’s starter, Amari Odom, listed as “doubtful.”
Odom passed for 335 yards and five TDs in the 42-41 OT win over UConn last week, but head coach Fran Brown said Thursday that Odom was dealing with soreness in his throwing shoulder this week.
Odom was on the availability report on Thursday as “questionable,” before being downgraded to “doubtful” on the 8 p.m. Friday update.
Nelson was a five-star prep recruit in the Class of 2023, but has played in just nine games at three schools – Southern Cal, Boise State and UTEP, before landing at Syracuse in the offseason as a depth piece.
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