Syracuse students will receive free tickets to the Orange’s season opener on Friday at 7 p.m. against Colgate in the Carrier Dome, SU Athletics announced Wednesday.

Students must bring their SUID and enter through Gate E, which opens at 4:30 p.m.

Friday’s game marks the first game under first-year head coach Dino Babers. He has spent the past four years as head coach at Eastern Illinois and Bowling Green for the past two years each, respectively. Babers brings highly-touted style of offense.

Last season, the Orange went 4-8 under head coach Scott Shafer, who was fired before the final game of the year. SU has won just seven games in the past two seasons and begins the year in search of its first bowl appearance since 2013.