As for the ED release date, the website clearly says January 1. We all know the volume of ED and RD has skyrocketed for SU and all others. The 2022 Syracuse Common Data Set - CDS (on about Page 20, read this if not yet seen… https://institutionalresearch.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/syracuse_university_cds_2021-2022.pdf) says that last year 1,799 ED applications were received, and 1113 admitted, with results given on 12/15 per the CDS.
Now one other clue is colleges never like to be the last to announce ED or RD. Cornell, who I grant is FAR different than Syracuse, announced today on the applicant portals that on December 15 at 7:00 PM EST, applicants can access the portal to see their decision.
Also, now that Cornell has announced 12/15, many other similar schools will do similar timing. Syracuse is NOT similar to Cornell, but still… colleges care about image, and if Cornell admissions can do a mid-December release with more than 6,000 ED applicants, I am guessing Syracuse admissions will feel the tick-tock getting really loud before or by 12/15 for their ED pool which is much smaller. Btw, Friday is a great release day as the office closes for the weekend, and the storm of emails will wait for a few days.