Author: Tyler Aitken
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Where Could Dino Babers End Up?
There have already been plenty of lists shared with potential candidates to become the new head coach for Syracuse football. But what about the other side? Where could Dino Babers coach next, if he chooses to continue being a D1 college football head coach? Cal How wild would it be for Babers to stay in…
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Fizz Five 11/17: Colgate and Pitt Recap, WBB Update, and Hawaii Preview
Ethan Frank and Tyler Aitken connect to go over the biggest stories in Syracuse Athletics: 1. Syracuse comes back to beat Colgate 79-75 (1:15)2. Syracuse snaps a five-game losing streak vs Pittsburgh (8:25)3. Syracuse women’s basketball starts the season 3-0 (14:00)4. Syracuse @ Georgia Tech preview (19:25)5. Maui Invitational Preview (23:25)
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Syracuse Football Wildcat System Must Continue This Week
Syracuse football visits Georgia Tech this weekend with bowl eligibility on the line for both squads. The Orange have dealt with plenty of adversity to get to this moment including a five-game losing streak and injuries to two quarterbacks. Last week, SU overcame those challenges by using a wildcat offense. The saying “if it ain’t…
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A Syracuse Football Bowl Game Shouldn’t Impact Dino Babers’ Job Security
Syracuse football is just one win away from a bowl appearance. An extra game would be great for the program and Orange fans should be hungry for postseason play. However, whether or not SU gets to six wins shouldn’t dictate Dino Babers’ future with the team. A bowl game is looking pretty likely at this…
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Syracuse Basketball Recruiting Solidifies Class of 2024
Syracuse basketball recruiting has been strong in this cycle. Earlier this year, the Orange received verbal commitments from Donnie Freeman and Elijah Moore, both four-star recruits in 247 Sports’ rankings. This week, SU will confirm those commitments when each player signs their National Letter of Intent. Donnie Freeman, the 28th-ranked recruit, announced that he picked…
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Syracuse Basketball Preseason Awards
Syracuse basketball opens up the 2023-24 season tonight with a clash against New Hampshire. Before the first opening tip of the year, let’s hand out some preseason awards to the Orange. Most Valuable Player: Judah Mintz This is Judah Mintz’s team, no question about it. While there’s lots of talk about the backcourt duo of…
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Syracuse Football Schedule Through 2030 Announced
This season is turning into one to forget for Syracuse football. But the ACC just announced its conference slate for each season until 2030, so Orange fans can now turn their attention to the future for a bit. Permanent Rivalry Games The biggest takeaway is for the Syracuse football schedule is that SU has two…
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Syracuse Basketball: This Season’s Ideal Rotation
With one exhibition in the books, we got our first look at Syracuse basketball ahead of the 2023-24 season. It was the first time seeing many players in an Orange uniform, like JJ Starling and Naheem McLeod. So how should SU’s rotation shape up based on what we saw and what we already knew from…
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Fizz Instant Reactions: Syracuse Sputters in 38-10 Loss to Virginia Tech
Tyler Aitken and Adam Gotkin go through everything that went wrong in Syracuse’s blowout 38-10 loss to Virginia Tech.
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Fizz Report Card: Virginia Tech Dominates Syracuse 38-10
Virginia Tech 38. SU 10. There’s only so many words to describe that performance for Syracuse football. Garrett Shrader and the offense fell flat at the start and never woke up. SU’s defense was put in several bad spots that it couldn’t control, but still struggled to tackle. And you can’t forget about the coaches,…
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Syracuse Football: Top Five Moments in the Dino Babers Era
Coach Dino Babers’ squad visits Virginia Tech tonight. The last time that happened, Syracuse football won 41-36 on a walk-off 45-yard passing touchdown from Garrett Shrader to Damien Alford. It was one of the best moments for the Orange since Babers took over seven years ago. Which other games and plays make the top five?…
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Garrett Williams Shines in NFL Debut
Garrett Williams, a Syracuse football alum, shined yesterday in his NFL debut. The Cardinals cornerback tallied an interception, along with two solo tackles, in a 20-10 loss to the Seahawks. Arizona selected Williams with the 72nd pick in the third round of last year’s NFL Draft. At the time, he was rehabbing from a torn…
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Syracuse Football: Bye Week Changes
Syracuse football got its bye week right when it needed two. The Orange just finished the hardest part of its schedule, with blowout losses to Clemson, #10 North Carolina, and #4 Florida State. Going forward, SU faces the easiest schedule of any Power Five team. However, that doesn’t mean Dino Babers’ squad can get complacent.…
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Syair Torrence: Does Syracuse Have Another Chance?
Three-star Christian Brothers Academy football player Syair Torrence just decommitted from his second school, Michigan State. This comes just months after decommitting from SU in May. Do the Orange have a shot at keeping Torrence in Syracuse? The answer is complicated. Torrence’s timeline started last November, when he originally stated he was going to SU.…
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Fizz Instant Reactions: Syracuse Stumbles in 41-3 Loss to Florida State
Tyler Aitken breaks down Syracuse’s third straight loss, and what the Orange should focus on during their bye week.
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Syracuse Basketball Predictions Are All Over the Place
It seems like every year in recent memory, nobody has known quite how to make Syracuse basketball predictions. However, none of that uncertainty compares to endless possibilities of this season for the Orange. The possibilities range from an upper seed in the NCAA Tournament to missing even the NIT. Let’s take a look at SU’s…
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Syracuse Football Transfer Update
Syracuse football lost three defensive starters to the transfer portal this offseason. In games like this weekend’s 40-7 blowout loss to North Carolina, the loss of talent on defense is evident. Let’s take a look at how the transfers are doing, and figure out where they’d fit in the Orange’s defense if they had stayed…
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Ranking SU Football’s Uniform Combinations
Through five games, SU football has used five different uniform combinations. Let’s run through the Orange’s wardrobe from worst to best. Side note: all of them are better than these jerseys that Syracuse wore a decade ago. 5. Orange Out (vs. Clemson) Is putting Syracuse’s all-orange uniform combo in last place heretical? Maybe so. But…
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Syracuse Football Should Stay Creative on Offense
In Syracuse football’s 31-14 loss to Clemson on Saturday, the Orange’s offense wasn’t particularly inspiring. SU turned the ball over three times, quarterback Garrett Shrader just barely completed 50% of his passes, and running back LeQuint Allen led the team in rushing with just 52 yards. Many Syracuse fans might point to QB-turned-tight end Dan…
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Conference Power Rankings: Where’s the ACC?
Four weeks into the season, most of the FBS is entering conference play. With 2023 being the last year of existence for the current Power Five, let’s take a look at a mid-season set of conference power rankings. 5. Big 12 This is probably the easiest ranking on the list. While #3 Texas has had…
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No, Syracuse Won’t Be Ranked If It Beats Clemson
The hype for Syracuse, now 4-0, is growing with every win. In the most recent AP Poll, the Orange received a season-high eight points. SU was even ranked as high as 22 in Seattle Times writer Mike Vorel’s poll. Before the season, if you told Syracuse fans that the team went 5-0 with a win…
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Syracuse Needs to Finalize Its Offensive Line
Syracuse’s offensive line has been put through the ringer over the last several months. In April, the Falcons selected former SU star left tackle Matthew Begeron in the second round of the NFL Draft. Before the season, guards Kalan Ellis and Joe More went down with injuries that they haven’t returned from. In the Western…
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Who Should Replace Oronde Gadsden?
With Oronde Gadsden out for the season, Syracuse’s offense is in a pickle. The tight end picked up just shy of 1,000 receiving yards last year, but no other Orange pass catcher even broke the 500-yard plane. That means SU has to develop a new top option for Garrett Shrader. There are plenty of options,…
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ESPN’s Football Power Index Loves Syracuse
Statistics say Syracuse football has had the best start of the season in the country. The Orange have scored 56.5 points per game, the third highest average in the FBS, and have allowed just 3.5 points per game, the lowest average in the FBS. SU is the only team to rank in the top five…
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Sean Tucker Used as RB2 in Week 1
Before the regular season began, the Buccaneers put out their depth chart, and former Syracuse running back Sean Tucker was listed as the second-string running back. For a player that wasn’t even selected in the 2023 NFL Draft, largely due to a congenital heart defect uncovered at the NFL combine, this was a huge accomplishment…
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Top Three Storylines To Watch For, Syracuse vs. Western Michigan
Despite SU beating Colgate 65-0 to open the season, there were still plenty of reasons to pay attention to the blowout. Headed into Syracuse vs. Western Michigan, here are the top three storylines for SU fans. 1. Oronde Gadsden’s Health Oronde Gadsden’s status is something of a mystery right now. The tight end was seen…
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Ranking SU Football’s Season Openers in the Dino Babers Era
On Saturday, Syracuse clobbered Colgate 65-0, the largest win in the Dino Babers era. But where does it stack up with Babers’ other season openers in terms of dominance, importance, and entertainment? 8. 2020: North Carolina 31, Syracuse 6 Baber’s lone loss to open a season is an obvious choice to take the last slot.…
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Fizz Instant Reaction: Syracuse Dominates Colgate 65-0
Tyler Aitken and Liam Griffin recap Syracuse’s 65-0 win over Colgate, the largest margin of victory and highest point total of the Dino Babers era.
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Syracuse Football Report Card vs. Colgate
In a dominant 65-0 win for Syracuse over Colgate, it’s hard to imagine anyone would have less than an A+ performance. While plenty of players on the Orange aced the season opener, not everyone was perfect. Here are the most important player, coach, and position group grades of the victory. Secondary: A+ I know I…
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Ranking Which ACC Week 1 Matchups to Watch
After getting left out of the beloved Week 0, all 14 ACC football teams play their opening game of the year this weekend. In terms of competition and importance, these matchups span from nationally important to completely irrelevant. Tier Five: FBS Fodder Pittsburgh vs. Wofford Syracuse vs. Colgate Wake Forest vs. Elon These three matchups…
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The Syracuse vs. Colgate Rivalry By the Numbers
Colgate is one of Syracuse’s oldest rivalries in football, although the teams haven’t played much as of late, with just two clashes since 2000. If you’ve forgotten a bit about the series with the Red Raiders, here are some of the most important numbers to keep in mind. 31-31-5 Believe it or not, that’s actually…
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UConn Should Join the ACC, and the ACC Should Welcome UConn
Several schools have come up in conversations about growing the ACC: Stanford, Cal, and even SMU. However, there’s a school much closer to the East Coast that makes a lot of sense for both sides: UConn. UConn hasn’t had a consistent home conference for the last decade. The Huskies were a founding member of the…
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Can ACC Basketball Stop Its Decline This Season?
Over the past five years, ACC basketball has taken a step back on the national stage. While major retirements of coaches like Jim Boeheim and Mike Krzyzewski have been in the headlines, the more disappointing aspect of the conference has been postseason success. That statement might seem a bit odd. In the last few seasons,…
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Syracuse Football Alum Josh Black Joins WWE
Former Syracuse football player Josh Black had two dreams growing up: to play in the NFL and to be a WWE wrestler. Last year, he achieved his first goal. Yesterday, Black completed his bucket list. On Thursday, Black inked a three-year rookie contract with World Wrestling Entertainment, which serves as the big leagues for professional…
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Five Syracuse Football Players Named to Award Watch Lists
It’s that time of year again. Training camps are underway, predictions are being made, and players are being named to award watch lists. For Syracuse football, five players made the cut. Garrett Shrader Garrett Shrader actually made two watch lists. The first is for the Davey O’Brien Award, which is handed out to the best…
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Elijah Washington, Three-Star Tight End, Commits to Syracuse
Elijah Washington, a three-star tight end in the class of 2024, has committed to play for Syracuse. The Norfolk, Virginia native picked SU over schools closer to home, like West Virginia and UVA. Washington’s game centers around his impressive 6’6” frame and 210 pound build. He also has flashed bursts of speed, honing his athleticism…
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