It’s that time of year again. Spring practice for the Syracuse Orange is right around the corner and that means that the TNIAAM staff is doing a deep dive into the position groups. We’re at the midpoint and giving you a break before the defense starts next week by giving an offseason rundown to the coaching staff.

If you missed the other pieces to the puzzle, you can find quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers/tight ends and offensive line in the in the archives. The forthcoming previews will be coming at you weekly, through the rest of the spring.

Babers went away from the Ohana. What is this going to look like?

Who’s gone?

Sterlin Gilbert, Reno Ferri, Vinson Reynolds and Terrence Samuel have all moved on from the staff this season. Gilbert’s maligned offense will be out the door opening up the offensive coordinator and quarterback coaching positions. Reno Ferri opens a spot with the tight ends/inside receivers, Reynolds on the defensive line and Terrence Samuels with the outside wideouts.

Who’s new on campus?

New blood through much of the offense. If you’ve been living under a Syracuse football based rock, the Orange have brought in Robert Anae and Jason Beck from the University of Virginia to try and right the offensive ship. Anae will be the new OC and also handle tight ends and slot receivers. Beck is the quarterbacks coach with some credentials including coaching up Brendan Armstrong and Bryce Perkins at UVA and Taysom Hill in his time at BYU. They’ll be joined by outside receivers coach Michael Johnson, another addition with a litany of pro and collegiate experience.

The other addition, and a welcome one after last season’s performance, is new special teams coordinator Bob Ligashesky. Ligashesky has been a name in special teams coaching for years and fills the void left by Justin Lustig when he took the Vanderbilt job. He looks to turn around a unit that went from a reason the Orange was winning games to one that may have cost…