You knew it was coming, but I thought they might wait until after January 1.

Syracuse fired football coach Paul Pasqualoni on Wednesday, eight days after a 37-point loss in a bowl game — and less than a month after giving him a vote of confidence.

Chancellor Nancy Cantor announced Dec. 6 that Pasqualoni would return for his 15th season with Syracuse, but 11 days later Daryl Gross was hired as athletic director and the Orange’s humbling 51-14 loss to Georgia Tech in the Champs Sports Bowl apparently sealed Pasqualoni’s fate.

The decision to fire Pasqualoni was made by Gross.

I love how they note that Pasqualoni did not attend the press conference. That might have been a bit awkward.

I’m guessing Randy Edsall, the UConn head coach and Syracuse alumn, will be one of the names commonly brought up for this search.