Juan Castillo will be staying with the program after just getting hired.
The Syracuse University football program got some good news on Saturday morning as the New York Giants announced they are hiring Mike Bloomgren as their next offensive line coach.
Per Jordan Raanan of ESPN:
Giants are hiring Mike Bloomgren as their offensive line coach, per source. He was in same role last season with Browns.
Important hire. Bloomgren a Bill Callahan disciple, dating back to their time with Jets. Bloomgren spent a lot of time as college coach.
That's good for Syracuse because SU offensive line coach Juan Castillo was in the running for that job. Just hired this offseason by head coach Fran Brown, Castillo became a candidate for the Giants because he coached in Baltimore with new Giants head coach John Harbaugh.
The Castillo file
Castillo played his college football at Texas A&M-Kingsville and also coached there on two separate occasions. Since departing his alma mater before the 1995 season, he's been with the Philadelphia Eagles (offensive assistant, tight ends coach, offensive line coach, defensive coordinator), Ravens (run game coordinator, offensive line coach), Buffalo Bills (same roles), Michigan (offensive analyst), Chicago Bears (offensive line coach), Washington Commanders (tight ends coach, run game coordinator), UCLA and Michigan again.
Castillo is 72 years old, so it's unclear how much longer he'll want to coach, but he's an important hire heading into the 2026 season as the Orange look to improve from a disappointing 3-9 in 2025.
Additional coaches for 2026
The Orange have worked hard to bring on a new group of coaches for 2026. In addition to Castillo, the team hired Vince Kehres as its defensive coordinator and Super Bowl winning quarterbacks coach Sean Ryan.
They announced a handful of coaching decisions on Friday as well.
Also on campus
--The Syracuse women's basketball team stayed hot on Thursday night, rolling over Boston College 93-59 in Chestnut Hill, Ma. The Orange are 19-4 and 9-3 inside conference play. While not ranked, they appear to be on track for an NCAA Tournament berth later in March.
Freshman Uche Izoje led the way with 18 points and eight rebounds while Madeline Potts had 12. Laila Phelia and Dominique Darius each scored in double-figures also. Darius had 10 points and 10 assists.
They'll be back in action on Sunday afternoon (12 p.m. ET) when they host No. 6 Louisville in a massive contest at the JMA Wireless Dome.
--The SU men will enter Saturday's contest against No. 18 Virginia as an underdog. Tip-off time is 12 p.m. ET.
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