ABOARD USS MIDWAY, SAN DIEGO, Calif. — One day after prosecutors announced former Syracuse associate head coach Bernie Fine won’t be charged in the criminal investigation of child-molesting allegations, his long-time boss, Jim Boeheim, declined to comment.

After a 13-minute press conference in the media tent on the flight deck of the USS Midway, the last question was directed at Boeheim and asked if he had any comment or reaction to Friday’s news. The Syracuse head coach simply shook his head and brushed the question aside.

“No,” Boeheim said. “No.”

Boeheim and the Orange begin their season on Sunday in the Battle on the Midway against San Diego State at 1 p.m. PST. It will be the first full season in 35 years without Bernie Fine as a member of the Syracuse coaching staff.