Syracuse quarterback Garrett Shrader (#6) — seen here in the Sept. 2 game against Colgate — is recovering from surgery to repair a tear in his shoulder and will not play in Thursday’s Boca Raton Bowl. With the announcement, Shrader has concluded his Syracuse football career. (Eric Reinhardt / CNYBJ)
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse football quarterback Garrett Shrader will not play in Thursday night’s Boca Raton Bowl against South Florida, as he is recovering from surgery to repair a tear in his shoulder.
Shrader had the surgery following the conclusion of the regular season, per a Syracuse announcement Monday morning,
The quarterback had been playing with a tear in the shoulder since October.
“It was important for me to get our team to a bowl game. I would have done it earlier in the season, but I wanted to wait until we got bowl eligible. This team has too much talent and works too hard not to play a 13th game,” Shrader said in the school’s news release.
With this announcement, Shrader is concluding his time with the Syracuse football program.
“It’s been a blessing and a privilege to play for Syracuse University. I’m glad my final game in the Dome was an opportunity to help this team get to a bowl. I want to thank Coach Babers and his staff for the opportunity to play here. I’m looking … forward to supporting my teammates down in Boca,” Shrader said.
Shrader finishes his Orange career near the top of numerous school rankings, Syracuse said. He’s third in career completion percentage (60.4 percent) and owns two of the best individual seasons in program history.
He ranks fourth in career passing efficiency (136.1); fifth in total offense (7,474); and his 213.5 yards per game in the category trails just Donovan McNabb and Eric Dungey for third on the program’s all-time list.
Shrader’s 39 touchdown passes are the sixth-most in program history, while his 70 touchdowns-responsible-for rank fourth. He also ends his career inside the top 30 in career rushing yards at Syracuse (1,703) and has 31 career rushing touchdowns, which ranks fourth.
Counting his two seasons at Mississippi State, Shrader has racked up more than 9,000 yards collegiately, passing for 7,003 and rushing for 2,281 and is responsible for 84 touchdowns, per the Syracuse University announcement.
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