Author: Dan Papillo
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Why Bringing Back College Video Games Is Awesome For The Younger Generation
It goes without saying, college sports video games are awesome. I could go on and on about how good it feels to sit down and play a sports video game with friends into the wee hours of the night, especially when it’s college sports. EA Sports knocked it out of the park with the revitalization…
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Two Interesting Non-Conference Opponents Announced For Syracuse Basketball
We’re a long way from basketball season, but that doesn’t mean we can’t start to get excited for this new era of Syracuse hoops. With so much young talent on the way and a new format of ACC conference play, this could be a big year for the Orange. How can that come into fruition?…
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The Dome Gameday Experience Just Changed
Some things are just bigger than sports. One of those things? The little parts of a gameday experience that make them feel that much more special. For a lot of Syracuse fans, you could say it’s tailgating in the parking lots or climbing up the Hill when it’s cold out. But for most, that gameday…
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You Can Help SU Football By Playing Video Games?
Who doesn’t love video games, right? There’s no better feeling than hopping on the console after a long day and gaming the night away with friends until you’ve completely lost track of time and you have to be up for work the next morning. The return of EA Sports’ College Football series took the nation…
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Does Marvin Harrison Have A Case For College Football HOF?
As a kid growing up playing sports, you dream about many things. Winning championships, making millions, and being the best, just to name a few. But one accomplishment trumps all of that: making the Hall of Fame. For former Syracuse wide receiver Marvin Harrison, that dream has already been accomplished in the NFL. However, it…
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Orange Fizz Podcast 5/30: SU Lax Falls Short, Demetres Samuel Hype, No More SU vs Georgetown?
Dan Papillo and Henry Daley give you everything you need to know in the world of SU athletics. Timestamps:
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Does Anyone Care SU And Georgetown Won’t Play?
For a program as decorated and with as much history as Syracuse basketball, rivalries are bound to be created. While there hasn’t been a clear-cut one on the gridiron in a near-century-long history, there’s one on the hardwood that stands out to SU fans: Georgetown. The two programs have had so many iconic moments with…
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Syracuse Brings In Top 15 2025 Recruiting Class
Syracuse basketball is certainly in a pickle heading into 2025-26. After another season of disappointment and a lot of fans clamoring for a change behind the bench, this fall is pivotal for the state of the program. Adrian Autry and company have already made a splash this offseason in the transfer portal, but the results…
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The Hype Is Real Around Demetres Samuel
Syracuse football continues to hit home run after home run since head coach Fran Brown took over the program in 2024. Recruiting has been and continues to be the biggest strength, and has drawn a lot of attention from national media outlets for this year and even next. But one specific prospect has generated the…
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Syracuse Lacrosse To Face Maryland In NCAA Tournament Final Four
Syracuse lacrosse fans have waited a long time to hear these words, but the Orange are headed back to championship weekend! Gary Gait’s squad heads to Foxborough, Massachusetts, this weekend in search of their first national championship since 2009. But standing in the way in round one is an all too familiar foe: the Maryland…
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ESPN Ranks Syracuse’s Recruiting Class In Top 10
All this buzz on the turf for Syracuse lacrosse almost has us forgetting about the return of Syracuse football this fall. Fran Brown’s sophomore year has a lot of expectations, and gets underway with a noon clash against Tennessee down in Atlanta. But as much as 2025 will have to offer, 2026 might have even…
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Is Syracuse Lacrosse Capable Of Winning A National Title?
They don’t call them Cardiac ‘Cuse for nothing. After an insane 13-12 comeback win in overtime over Harvard last night in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, six-seeded Syracuse lacrosse is poised for championship weekend in Foxborough. But before any travel plans can be made for the Orange, it has one more hoop to…
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What The ACC Shortening The Schedule Means For Syracuse
You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to notice that ACC basketball is at one of its lowest points in a long time. After a season with just four Atlantic Coast teams qualifying for the NCAA Tournament, a change was more than due. The conference committee finally put that into fruition, announcing yesterday that…
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Syracuse Lacrosse Takes Home ACC Championship
With football and basketball in the thick of their offseasons, there’s another sport on the Hill that has turned heads all season long. That would be number 12 Syracuse men’s lacrosse, which entered 2025 with larger-than-life expectations. After a rollercoaster of a regular season, the Orange sat at 9-5 and in danger of missing the…
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Kiyan Anthony Names His All-Time SU Starting Five
I think it’s safe to assume that Kiyan Anthony grew up a Syracuse basketball fan. We already know what his dad did for the program, but there have been a lot of great players to don the orange jersey over the years. But considering Kiyan Anthony was born in 2007, the knowledge pool might just…
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Orange Fizz Podcast 4/28: Steve Angeli To SU, NFL Draft, Transfer Portal Problems?
Dan Papillo and Henry Daley fill you in on everything Syracuse athletics, including a new quarterback in town, multiple SU players headed to the NFL, and a controversy in the world of NIL. Timestamps:
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Tracking Syracuse Football’s Undrafted Free Agents
What a successful weekend it was for Syracuse football. For the first time since 2006, the Orange had four players get their names called on the NFL Draft stage in Green Bay. But it’s not only the guys who get drafted that can make an impact on an NFL roster. Let’s catch you up on…
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The New, Stupid Trend In College Athletics
The new world of college athletics has brought a lot of change in a very short amount of time. Every five seconds, you’ve got players hitting the portal and trying to land as much money as possible. While there’s been a lot of debate on whether this has been good or bad for the collegiate…
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Syracuse Lands OL Austin Collins From Louisville
The moves you hear about the most on the transfer portal are usually the flashy kind of players. Elite quarterbacks, speedy wide receivers, stuff of that sort. But sometimes, the biggest moves a team can make are the ones that go under the radar, especially down in the trenches. Yesterday, Fran Brown and Syracuse football…
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Fran Brown Speaks On Trebor Pena’s Departure
We all know that the world of college athletics has completely changed with the introduction of NIL and that players are searching to make as much money as possible while in college, but even some moves continue to baffle fans. Yesterday, in what felt completely out of the blue, senior receiver Trebor Pena announced that…
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Biggest Takeaways From SU Football’s Spring Game
Syracuse football held its annual spring game over the weekend, and the hype surrounding the program couldn’t be higher. With a crowd of nearly 15,000 people filling the JMA Wireless Dome, Fran Brown and company put on a show, sort of. Here’s everything you need to know. The QBs showed some flashes Unfortunately for SU…
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Should Kiyan Anthony And Sadiq White Start?
It’s only April, but Syracuse men’s basketball has gathered a lot of buzz on social media for the moves its made in the transfer portal so far. Bringing in Nate Kingz from Oregon State and Naithan George from Georgia Tech marks that the Orange aren’t to be messed with and are possibly on the cusp…
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Orange Fizz Podcast 4/7: Big Time Transfers, Melo To HOF, Spring Game
Dan Papillo and Henry Daley dive into everything you need to know on the Hill with Syracuse athletics, as well as the National Championship tonight in this week’s edition of the Orange Fizz Podcast! Timestamps:1. Transfer Portal: Who’s In? (1:06)2. Transfer Portal: Who’s Out? (5:49)3. Melo to the HOF (12:58)4. FB Spring Game This Week…
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Syracuse Basketball Lands Another Big Man In Portal
It’s safe to say Adrian Autry felt the pressure from the fans that Syracuse needed to be active in the transfer portal this summer. The NCAA Tournament hasn’t even wrapped up yet, and the Orange have made significant progress in rebuilding their roster. After landing UCLA big William Kyle III, Georgia Tech playmaker Naithan George…
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Syracuse Lands Nate Kingz From Oregon State
Syracuse basketball has finally made a splash in the transfer portal, landing Oregon State shooting guard Nate Kingz earlier today. The junior announced his commitment to the ‘Cuse on his Instagram this morning, which is big news for a ‘Cuse squad in dire need of some talent. Kingz, a 6’5” guard from Salem, Oregon, averaged…
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Kiyan Anthony Continues To Shine On High School Circuit
We can sit here and complain all day long about what’s going on with Syracuse men’s basketball and who’s not a part of the program anymore. Transfer portal this, NIL that, we’ve got all summer to do that. Or, we can give our flowers to what IS coming to town this fall, in this case,…
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Class Of 2026 QB Flips Commitment From UNC To Syracuse
We’re all so caught up in the storylines surrounding the basketball team and roster turnover right now that silently, Fran Brown and his staff continue to make some big moves on the recruiting front for the second straight year. This time around, it’s flipping a commit in the class of 2026 from a conference rival…
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Syracuse And Colorado Football Spring Game In The Works?
I know March Madness is in full swing (and all of our brackets are probably completely destroyed already,) but it’s never too early to start thinking about football. Spring practices for Fran Brown’s team kicked off this week, and we’re all waiting for the spring game that was announced for April 12th. But Fran Brown…
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Poll: Syracuse Is Not New York’s Basketball Team
It’s officially everyone’s favorite time of the year: March. Usually, around these parts (more specifically, the Empire State as a whole), the best Orange gear gets broken out in hopes of seeing SU go on a run and win the tournament. But in the past few years, that feeling has slowly faded. This marks the…
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The Most Frustrating Part Of Syracuse Basketball
When a season has gone this awry for a team like Syracuse, it’s hard to see any sort of silver lining or feel positive about something SU’s way. You would hope that in a struggling season, you at least see some flashes in the pan that make you happy to be a fan of a…
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Breaking Down Syracuse’s ACC Tournament Matchup
Well SU fans, it’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for. It was a tough road to get here, but Syracuse basketball is back in the ACC Tournament as the 14th seed of a possible 15. The fact that this team almost missed the tournament for the first time ever says a lot, but the…
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AD John Wildhack Confirms Autry Is Staying
All season long, Adrian Autry’s seat as head coach of Syracuse basketball has gotten hotter and hotter. The more late-game collapses and media conversations, the more SU fans’ anger continued to grow. Not only that, but many have also called for the sophomore coach’s job at the end of this season. It was a matter…
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Kyle McCord Grades Meh At NFL Draft Combine
We all need a break from complaining about this basketball team right now, so why don’t we try to bring in some positivity? This weekend marked the 2025 NFL Draft Combine down in Indianapolis, and the Orange were out in full force. The biggest storyline though was about the SU signal-caller, Kyle McCord. The NFL…
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Who Would Syracuse Play In The ACC Tournament Right Now?
There’s no sugarcoating it, Syracuse men’s basketball’s 2024-25 has been awful. However, a 74-60 win over NC State all but guaranteed that total disaster isn’t imminent, and Adrian Autry’s squad will all but definitely be playing in the ACC Tournament in two weeks. But conference realignment has completely flipped this on its head, and a…
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Anatomy Of A Disaster: No Identity
You could point the finger so many different ways as to where this season has gone wrong. You could say there’s not enough talent like Tyler Aitken, or say it’s an attitude problem like Nico Horning. For me though, this boils down to one concrete issue. Syracuse men’s basketball last night against Pittsburgh and all…
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Have We Seen The End Of Donnie Freeman At SU?
Day to day. These are the three words that have been at the forefront of SU fans’ minds for the past month. If you’ve been living under a rock, freshman forward Donnie Freeman has been out of action since January 4th with a leg injury. Even though it’s been over a month, coach Autry continues…
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