Author: Nathan Dickinson
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2018 big man Osun Osunniyi to visit Syracuse basketball
Since losing Darius Bazley to the NBA‚Äôs G League a month ago, Syracuse basketball has started turning over rocks in search of a replacement. Last week, the Orange extended a scholarship offer to 2018 forward Robert Braswell, and SU has a visit scheduled with another 2018 big: Osun Osunniyi. Osunniyi plays at Putnam Science Academy,…
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Syracuse basketball offers 2018 forward Robert Braswell
A month ago, former Syracuse commit Darius Bazley chose to leave the Orange for the ranks of the NBA‚Äôs G League. Now with an unexpected extra scholarship open late in the recruiting cycle, SU is scrambling to find his replacement. Wednesday, Syracuse offered 2018 forward Robert Braswell. Blessed to receive an offer from Syracuse 🙏🏾🔶…
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Recruiting Report Card: Syracuse’s competition for 2019’s Joe Girard III
When he was just a blip on the college basketball recruiting radar, Syracuse basketball got to see class of 2019 guard Joe Girard III. He visited the SU campus more than a year ago before he had any scholarship offers on the table. The Orange and a number of other schools had the opportunity to…
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Syracuse football offers more 2019 linemen
Last week and weekend, Syracuse football focused its recruiting efforts on protecting its future quarterbacks. The Orange sent out scholarship offers to three offensive linemen, and this week has offered another pair of linemen, another on offense and one on defense. Marcus Stripling If he had committed to Syracuse this year, defensive end Marcus Stripling…
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The complications in Darius Bazley’s G League move
Late last week, five-star recruit Darius Bazley tore apart the plans for the future of Syracuse basketball by choosing to play in the NBA‚Äôs G League instead of with the Orange next season. SU lost the core of its 2018 recruiting class and Bazley made history by becoming the first five-star to turn down college…
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NIT to experiment with new rules: How could it help or hurt Syracuse?
Syracuse basketball still has two regular season games and the ACC Tournament to prove it deserves a spot in the NCAA Tournament, but there is also a very real possibility SU plays in the NIT for the second straight season. If that is the case, the Orange won‚Äôt be playing the same basketball it has…
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Former Syracuse and NBA player Etan Thomas Speaks at SU on athlete activism
Monday night, former Syracuse basketball player Etan Thomas returned to campus to speak at Hendricks Chapel as part of the Maxwell School’s Tanner Lecture Series. Thomas talked about his new book, “We Matter: Athletes and Activism,” and his experiences with political and social activism. After his time at SU, Thomas was a strong activist during…
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Bubble Watch: Syracuse first out in latest Bracketology
Syracuse basketball has once again found itself squarely on the NCAA Tournament bubble. The Orange has two weeks to show why it is better than the other teams fighting for the final spots in the field of 68. With a new set of ‚Äúbracketology‚Äù predictions out Monday and so much at stake in the last…
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Can Syracuse‚Äôs size slow down UNC’s Luke Maye?
North Carolina‚Äôs Luke Maye is one of the best players in the Atlantic Coast Conference. He is fourth in the ACC at 18.4 points per game, leads the conference with 294 rebounds, and is the driving force of the Tar Heels. He has explosive potential, scoring 33 points with 17 rebounds against NC State just…
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Which recruits join Syracuse football’s 2018 class today?
15 members of Syracuse football‚Äôs 2018 recruiting class have already signed their National Letters of Intent and will join Dino Babers in the Carrier Dome next fall. The new early signing period allows for players to sign with schools in December instead of the usual February Signing Day, but a few pieces of Babers‚Äô class…
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2018 RB Jarveon Howard commits to Syracuse
Syracuse football has been looking for a running back to add to its 2018 class recently, and now has a commitment from Mississippi Jarveon Howard. 🍊🔥CUSE BABY🔥🍊#CuseFamily pic.twitter.com/DpXPdsgXDv — Jarveon Howard (@jarveon_howard) January 29, 2018 Howard is the second running back to commit to the Orange in the 2018 class. SU offered him a scholarship…
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Recruiting Update: SU basketball commits and targets shine over the weekend
Syracuse basketball‚Äôs 2018 class is No. 21 in the nation, per 247Sports.com, and it includes a Top 10 recruit in Darius Bazley. Bazley, along with other commits from the 2018 and 2019 classes were in action over the weekend, as well as a 2019 target who has been turning heads with his stat lines. Darius…
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Finding the bright spots in SU’s ugly win over Pitt
Syracuse broke its four-game losing streak with a win over Pitt Tuesday, but it wasn‚Äôt a fun one to watch. The Orange scored just 59 points, and only the Panthers‚Äô complete disarray allowed SU to pick up a 14-point victory. It‚Äôs easy to be down on the Orange, even with a win Tuesday, but SU…
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Fizz Film Room: Size alone won’t win Syracuse games
Syracuse is the tallest team in the country — it’s one the stat crutches Orange fans have leaned on since the before the season. This isn’t the most talented team, but it’s big! Perfect for the 2-3 zone. Nobody is scoring on us. It’s a believable story. Jim Boeheim has lacked a true presence inside…
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Fizz Film Room: What we saw in Syracuse-Virginia
Even though Syracuse didn’t get the win, Tuesday’s game against Virginia had to be relieving for Orange fans. SU went on the road to the No. 3 team in the country and lost by single-digits. There were a lot of goods, and certainly negatives to go with it (it was a loss), and the day…
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It’s make or break time for Syracuse’s Frank Howard
Frank Howard, when it comes to scoring the basketball, has been a pleasant surprise for Syracuse basketball this season. He never had a chance to spread his wings (and wing shooting) before the 2017-18 season, but in his junior year has developed into the No. 2 option as the Orange’s most experienced player. He is…
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Syracuse basketball falls to depleted Notre Dame, 51-49
Syracuse basketball lost its second straight game Saturday afternoon and first in the Carrier Dome this season, 51-49 to Notre Dame. Even with the Irish playing without Bonzie Colson and Matt Farrell, Mike Brey managed to escape from the Carrier Dome with a win in the most frustrating game (so far) for Orange fans to…
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What would Jordan Tucker be doing at Syracuse?
Former Syracuse target Jordan Tucker decided to start 2018 with a bang by leaving the No. 2 Duke Blue Devils just 14 games into his freshman season. Tucker knew when he committed to Coach K that he wouldn‚Äôt be a major part of the rotation, but he didn‚Äôt expect to play in just two games…
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Syracuse basketball’s New Year’s resolutions
The 2017 portion of Syracuse basketball‚Äôs season ended about as well as Orange fans could have hoped. SU is at 12-2 with losses to only Kansas and a very talented St. Bonaventure team. The Orange has already picked up its first ACC win, and is in a much better position to start 2018 than when…
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2018 WR Kevin Johnson Jr. (son of the Orange great) commits to the Orange
Since Dino Babers has taken over the Syracuse offense, there has been plenty of ‘best Orange receiver of all-time’ talk to go around. It’d be hard to have that conversation without at least mentioning Kevin Johnson of the late ’90s, and earlier this week SU got a commitment from his son, also named Kevin. https://twitter.com/kjohns0n5/status/943948030092378112…
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The Fizz’s 2017 Football Early Signing Day Thread
10:20 pm – National Signing Day Roundtable Special The Orange Fizz staff ends this year’s Fizzmas with a roundtable discussion where we break down everyone the Orange signed this National Signing Day. 7:30 – Commit Interview No. 12 – Lakiem Williams Lakiem Williams checks in at No. 2 in 247sports.com‚Äôs Class of 2018 Junior College…
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Know Your Enemy: Juniors will lead Buffalo against Syracuse Tuesday
Syracuse basketball barely came out of our nation‚Äôs capital with a win over Georgetown Saturday. It was a great comeback, but the overtime victory probably put some Orange fans back on the fence on this year‚Äôs team. The good news for the skeptics is that the remainder of SU‚Äôs non-conference schedule should be a cake…
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Syracuse football offers 2019 LB Keith Maguire Jr.
Tuesday, Syracuse football offered 2019 linebacker Keith Maguire Jr., he announced via Twitter. Blessed to receive an offer from Syracuse University! pic.twitter.com/ovEwjVo7N0 — Keith Maguire Jr. (@Keith_Mag) November 28, 2017 Maguire is a 6-2 linebacker out of Malvern Prep in Pennsylvania. At 215 pounds, he already has the size to fit in at the linebacker…
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Syracuse’s new big men are rocking the 2-3 zone
Last season, the pitfall of Syracuse basketball was it‚Äôs defense. Okay‚Ķ a lot of things weren‚Äôt great about that team, but defense was one of them. The Orange allowed over 71 points per game last season, which was about average in the NCAA but terrible for Syracuse standards. SU hadn‚Äôt allowed that many points per…
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Syracuse Basketball Player Preview: Frank Howard
Frank Howard came into last season as the most experienced point guard Jim Boeheim had. Andrew White and John Gillon both had more college playing time, but no point guard had more Carrier Dome experience. This year, nobody who will get significant minutes — point guard or otherwise — has been in an SU uniform…
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SU in the NBA: A mixed start to the season for former Orange
‚ÄúSyracuse in the NBA‚Äù is usually a very happy segment of the Orange Fizz experience. It‚Äôs where we take a look at how former SU stars are faring after they‚Äôve left the comfort of the Carrier Dome, but at the start of the 2017 season a pair of SU players are already struggling to stay…
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2020 OL Cade Bennett tells Orange Fizz Syracuse is his No. 1
Last week, Syracuse quietly sent out a scholarship offer to high school sophomore Cade Bennett from Arizona. The Orange is Bennett‚Äôs first scholarship offer, and last week Orange Fizz talked to the 2020 offensive lineman about what it means to him, what he‚Äôs looking for in a school and his thoughts on SU. SU‚Äôs interest…
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Who could SU basketball use its remaining scholarships on (even if it won’t)?
With Nate Roberts‚Äô commitment of to Washington last week, the book on Syracuse‚Äôs 2018 recruiting class is most likely closed. The Orange has commitments from Darius Bazley, Jalen Carey and Buddy Boeheim, but still has two available scholarships to give. It‚Äôs unlikely any of them will choose Syracuse, but SU does have 2018 scholarships offered…
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FWAA names Syracuse National Team of the Week
The Football Writers’ Association of America named Syracuse its National Team of the Week Tuesday after SU’s upset of then-No. 2 Clemson Friday. It is the second time the Orange has been given the honor, and the first since 2004 when Syracuse upset No. 17 Boston College in its last Big East game. The win…
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Dungey shines and Syracuse shocks Clemson in 27-24 upset
Syracuse fans came into Friday night‚Äôs tilt with No. 2 Clemson with no reason to believe SU would win. The Orange was shutout and lost by more than 50 last season to Clemson in Death Valley, and through five weeks SU hadn‚Äôt given the fans much reason to think this time around would be different.…
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Does Clemson have any weaknesses?
It’s no secret that just about everyone on the Orange roster is going to have to play the game of his life Saturday if Syracuse is going to beat Clemson in the Carrier Dome. The Tigers are bigger, faster, and the reigning national champs. SU has to be on its A-game, but Clemson will probably…
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Can Erv Philips be SU’s top receiver?
Week after week, Syracuse fans and beat writers keep making the mistake of thinking they know the Orange football team. Before the season, we thought we knew Syracuse would be 3-1 going into ACC play. We thought we knew Middle Tennessee State would put up as much of a fight on the football field as…
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SU’s running game may be out for the season
Through four weeks of the 2017 season, Syracuse starting running back Dontae Strickland is averaging just 3 yards per carry. That‚Äôs the lowest among Orange backs besides Tyrone Perkins‚Äô 9 yards on five carries. In fact, the only other players on the roster it beats are Rex Culpepper (whose only rush is a four-yard sack),…
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Let’s move on: What will Central Michigan bring to the Dome?
This was not the plan for the 2017 SU football team. The plan was to start the season 3-1 with three easy wins to start the season and a voluntary pummeling from LSU in Week 4. Then, the Orange would hope to scrape together three wins in the ACC to make its first bowl game…
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How was Scott Shafer faring through a year (plus one week) as SU head coach?
When Scott Shafer left the Carrier at the end of the 2015 season, it was on the shoulders of his players after after a win over Boston College. Less than two years later, he’ll return to the Dome Saturday to face his old team as a member of the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders. The…
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2018 safety Cameron Jonas commits to SU – Who is he?
The Syracuse Orange football team added a member to its 2017 squad over the weekend when defensive end Alton Robinson committed less than two weeks away from Week 1. Monday, the Orange picked up the first safety of its 2018 class when Cameron Jonas committed to the Orange. Officially committed🤘🏽go orange 🍊🍊🍊 pic.twitter.com/ivPSt85Y5v — Johnny…
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