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What to Make of Damien Alford’s Dismissal
Less than a week after Benny Williams was dismissed from the Syracuse basketball team, Damien Alford has met the same fate from the football team. Pete Thamel of ESPN reported Monday that the receiver was dismissed from the team and that he would not return in 2024: “Alford,” Thamel wrote, “who caught 33 passes for…
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Fizz Report Card: Syracuse Becomes Bowl Eligible with 35-31 win over Wake Forest
In what could be his only game in charge of Syracuse football, Nunzio Campanile’s team got a win that means the Orange are heading back to a bowl game. It’s the first time in a decade that SU is playing in the postseason in back-to-back years, something that has to become more common under a…
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Damien Alford Can Become an All-ACC Receiver
In Syracuse’s 29-16 win against Army over the weekend, some concerning things happened involving the Orange, such as the slow start, an inability to move the ball in the first half, and a couple of questionable play calls from Jason Beck. But, in the second half, those concerns were addressed when the Orange blitzed the…
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Damien Alford is Primed for a Breakout Year
A year ago, conventional wisdom said that if Syracuse was going to have a breakout receiver that would differentiate himself as the number one option in the passing game, it would be Damien Alford. He was coming off a 2021 season where he flashed. He caught a 70 yard touchdown early in the year against…
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Takeaways From Two Days of Spring Practice
Getting to attend Syracuse Football practice over the past two days as well as the subsequent press conferences was a very insightful experience. It was what you would typically expect with opening week around the corner- position groups running drills, followed by some one-on-ones, and the last thing the media was allowed to see was…
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The Three Players That Most Need To Step Up
The blame goes to a combination of the transfer portal, NFL Draft, and graduating students, but to say Syracuse Football lost a lot this season would be a massive understatement. If the Orange are to make consecutive bowl games for the first time in a decade, players up and down the roster must step up.…
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What Should We Expect From Damien Alford This Season?
Damien Alford’s journey since he got to Syracuse has been a fascinating one. The Canadian has shown flashes of being a number-1 receiver at the collegiate level with his deep ball prowess, but there have been instances where he just disappears or is not noticeable on the field. Earlier this offseason, we thought his time…
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Syracuse’s Passing Game Will Determine 2022 Success
As seen in the countdown of the top ten most important players to Syracuse football in 2022, the offense was highlighted significantly. But, when it comes to a unit, or overall gameplan, how SU fares on passing downs and situations will determine how many games this team wins and how far they go in 2022.…
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Syracuse Football’s Most Important Players: #5 Damien Alford
The countdown to kickoff between Syracuse and Louisville continues. The Fizz’s list also rolls on today as we highlight SU’s 5th most important player: Damien Alford. If the Orange want to improve on a 5-7 season and make it to the postseason, this offense must be better this fall. For the offensive unit to improve,…
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Who Could Break Out As The Top Receiver?
389 receiving yards. That was the total of Syracuse’s top receiver last season. That’s the lowest benchmark a player has needed to be the best receiver on the team since 2008. Yikes. It doesn’t take a genius to recognize SU has to be more dynamic in the passing game if it even wants to sniff…
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Breakout Players for 2022: Offense
We are within 100 days of the start of the college football season! Syracuse gets started with a matchup against Louisville which was recently declared to be a primetime game. As the anticipation and excitement continue to build let‚Äôs look ahead and lay out what could happen this fall. We begin with some brainstorming about…
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Syracuse Beats Virginia Tech In a 41-36 Thriller
After three consecutive one possession losses, Garrett Shrader played hero with a 45-yard touchdown pass to Damien Alford with 19 seconds remaining. That third down heave propelled the Orange to their first road ACC win since 2019 and a 4-4 record. SU also grabbed its first ACC win in Blacksburg. The first half flew by.…
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Syracuse Stock Up/Stock Down: Week 7
Just another Tuesday morning here recapping a sudden death Syracuse loss. This should become a scheduled text or tweet by now. Anyways, the stock market is busy once again today following SU‚Äôs 17-14 defeat to Clemson. Here are the big movers: Stock Up RB Sean Tucker I‚Äôll be damned if I don‚Äôt appreciate Tucker enough.…
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Stock Up/Stock Down: Week 4
The Syracuse bandwagon probably added a lot of members after the ‚ÄòCuse extinguished Liberty 24-21 on Saturday. To those of you that doubted SU could pull the upset, I hate to say I told you so, but I told you so. The Orange have garnered boatloads of momentum entering ACC play beginning with Florida State…
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Syracuse Football Stock Up/Stock Down: Week Three
Syracuse moved to 2-1 over the weekend with a blowout win over I-90 rival UAlbany. These kinds of games are often referred to as stat sheet stuffer opportunities. For our purposes, these kinds of games are considered easy stock up fantasies. Let‚Äôs decipher whose stock is actually up and not just a one hit wonder…
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Taking a Look at Syracuse’s 2020 Recruiting Class So Far
With the early National Signing Day mere days away, Syracuse has 17 commits with more likely to come in the next few days. So, with the 2020 recruiting cycle reaching its peak, let‚Äôs take a look at SU‚Äôs strengths, and positions that still need to add recruits. QB, 0 Commits Ideally every program wants to…
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Syracuse Lands Coveted Wide Receiver
Early Sunday morning Syracuse landed three-star recruit Damien Alford from Hollywood, Florida. Alford was wrapping up his official visit to SU when he committed per Michael Mcallister.¬† Alford‚Äôs commitment gives Syracuse 16 commits with the early signing period just days away. And his commitment brings some much needed juice to SU‚Äôs 2020 class. He also…
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