On this breaking news bulletin edition of Syracuse Sports, Brent Axe reports that Syracuse University is finalizing a deal to hire Fran Brown as its next head football coach, according to two sources with knowledge of the agreement. A formal announcement could come as soon as Tuesday,

Brown emerged Monday as a top target for the job, according to Bruce Feldman of The Athletic. Axe had reported Monday evening that Syracuse AD John Wildhack interviewed Brown in Atlanta on Monday and spoken with Brown several times by phone before and since the interview.

Chris Carlson and Brent Axe recorded a podcast on Monday evening that went over the risk and reward of hiring Brown before the news broke of Brown's deal coming together. You can listen to that here

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