Apparently Auburn message board favorite Turner Gill isn't destined for Syracuse after all.

ESPN is reporting that Saints offensive coordinator/offensive line coach Doug Marrone has accepted the head coaching job at Syracuse. An announcement is expected Friday.

Interesting timing. Marrone and the Saints are taking on the Chicago Bears as I type this.

Marrone, who was a three-year letterman at Syracuse in the 1980s, reportedly interviewed with school officials two weeks ago.