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SU Football Snags High Upside Texas OT Transfer
Syracuse added more talent to its 2021 recruiting class yesterday. After over three months of contact, SU reeled in Texas offensive line transfer Willie Tyler. He entered the transfer portal back in mid-January after redshirting at UT in 2019, and not playing in 2020 (opt-out). Tyler stands 6-foot-7, 335 pounds, and is the third transfer…
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Hit or Miss? Revisiting SU’s 2016 Class – Pt. 4
After a brief hiatus, we‚Äôre back with part 4 of hit or miss! In these series, we‚Äôre taking a look back at the 2016 class full of players that have all but graduated by now. Of course, a few still compete for Syracuse or elsewhere, but this series aims to evaluate the careers of the…
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Projecting SU’s Post-Spring Depth Chart: Offense
SU Football returned to spring practice earlier this week for the first time in over two calendar years. Every team across the country lost the 15 allotted training sessions last year due to the coronavirus pandemic. As a result teams like Navy get blown out by BYU early on because they ‚Äúweren‚Äôt hitting in practice.‚Äù¬†…
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LeQuint Allen Commits to SU Football
LeQuint Allen has committed to Syracuse Football! The New Jersey native joins Cornell Perry in the 2022 class. Allen is listed at 6-foot, 180 pounds and hails from Millville, New Jersey. Allen is the first offensive player to join the ‚Äò22 fold.¬† Allen is rated a 3 star in the 247sports.com composite. He‚Äôs in the…
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Does Syracuse Have the Best RB Room in the ACC?
Jarveon Howard and Abdul Adams are back! The duo opted out of the 2020 season and boy oh boy, were they missed. There were positives of course resulting from these guys not playing, Syracuse discovered the beast that is Sean Tucker. But, the negatives far outweigh the positives. Tucker was overused and the Orange had…
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Hit or Miss? Revisiting the 2016 Class – Pt. 3
After a brief hiatus, we‚Äôre back with part 3 of hit or miss! In these series, we‚Äôre taking a look back at the 2016 class full of players that have all but graduated by now. Of course, a few still compete for Syracuse or elsewhere, but this series aims to evaluate the careers of the…
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Syracuse Snags Two Linemen for Class of 2021
Dino Babers’ latest recruiting class is heralded as the best Syracuse has pulled in since 2017, and on Wednesday, the Orange added two more pieces to the haul. SU signed offensive tackle Jakob Bradford and defensive end Chase Simmons on the second National Signing Day. Syracuse now has 21 signees in the 2021 class, plus…
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The Three Most Interesting Matchups on the 2021 Schedule
The 2021 Syracuse Football schedule was released yesterday, and it‚Äôs daunting. We covered the schedule with a ranking of the games best to worst, and released our wayyyyyy to early record predictions. If you saw mine, you know I‚Äôm very skeptical of the team at this point. But, despite the several losses I see on…
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Hit or Miss? Revisiting the 2016 Class – Pt. 2
Today we continue our deep dive into the 2016 Syracuse Football recruiting class with prospects 6-10. We covered 1-5 earlier this week and will go all the way through the 21 players on the database. Hopefully this deep dive gives you an idea of the trajectory of the recruiting of Dino Babers and can explain…
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Hit or Miss? Revisiting the 2016 Class – Pt. 1
Sometimes it‚Äôs fun to look back at past recruiting classes to see how each player panned out. Did the top recruits live up to that billing? Were there some surprises? Who was underrated/overrated? This 2016 class saw the highs and the lows of Syracuse Football and was the first for Head Coach Dino Babers. The…
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SU FB Recruit Review: WR Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II was the 21st and final piece of SU‚Äôs 2021 recruiting class when he committed to the Orange back on September 16th. The Florida prospect joined fellow receivers Umari Hatcher and Kendall Long adding to the promise of the skill position players in the ‚Äò21 class. If you recognize the last name Gadsden,…
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Syracuse Athletics’ New Year’s Resolutions
The New Year always offers a fresh slate. 2020 wasn’t good for anyone, but an argument can be made for Syracuse especially struggling this past year on the hardwood and the gridiron. The Orange limped to the ACC Tournament and were cut short just when they started to turn a corner. In football, SU had…
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SU FB Recruit Review: LB Malik Matthew
Malik Matthew was an instrumental pickup for the Syracuse Football Team when he verbally committed back in May of 2020. Matthew was one of the few prospects that actually got to visit campus back in March which may have been huge in his decision to go Orange. Dino Babers and Company doubled down on Matthew‚Äôs…
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SU FB Recruit Review: TE Landon Morris
Today we take a look at a very intriguing prospect in SU signee Landon Morris. Morris is a 6-5, 210 pound tight end prospect from La Grange Park, Illinois and played his high school ball at Nazareth Academy. He picked Syracuse over Iowa State and Central Florida and also had offers from Michigan, Boston College,…
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National Signing Day Has Come and Gone: Now Let’s Talk Some Takeaways
This year’s National Signing Day is officially in the rearview, and Syracuse has a plethora of new signees to show for it. A total of 19 prospects, from the Class of 2021, put pen to paper this week, solidifying the next stop on each of their respective football journeys ‚Äì the 315.¬† Fresh off a…
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Syracuse Football’s National Signing Day Offensive Commits
Syracuse football’s class of 2021 is one of the most heralded, if not the most, of the Dino Babers era. The Orange offense is certainly in need of some exciting new talent. Here’s a quick overview of the players SU is bringing in on the offensive side of the ball. Oronde Gadsden II Gadsden is…
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Syracuse Football’s National Signing Day Game Changers
Today is the day! The 2021 Syracuse Football Commits put pen to paper and finalize their intentions to spend the next part of their lives on the Hill. The Orange look to bring in 20 new players to the ‚ÄòOhana‚Äô and add Florida transfer Chris Bleich to the fold after sitting out for a year.¬†…
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Syracuse Football’s National Signing Day Hub
With Early National Signing Day finally here, Orange Fizz has all of your coverage throughout the day. We’ll have articles breaking down Syracuse signees, as well as podcasts with recruits signing with the Orange. You can follow along with us here at orangefizz.net, on Soundcloud at Orange Fizz and on Twitter @OrangeFizz for everything you…
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SU FB Recruit Review: WR Kendall Long
Commitment May 2020 was a busy month for SU recruiting. The Orange added six prospects to the 2021 recruiting class with talent ranging everywhere from Wisconsin to South Carolina. One of those players is Palmetto State native Kendall Long.The wideout was the third May commitment, making his decision on the 5th, just two hours after…
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SU FB Recruit Review: DB Malcolm Folk
Malcolm Folk is a foundational member of what was a slowly developing 2021 recruiting class. Out of Episcopal Academy in Pennsylvania, the three-star db had offers from Northwestern, Liberty, Buffalo, Army, and Syracuse. Folk announced his decision back in mid-April, and became the second prospect to commit to Dino Babers . Now in December, Folk…
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Fizz Cast: Notre Dame Football, Niagara & Rider Basketball Previews
Listen as John Eads and Ian Unsworth preview all the Syracuse sports action on this first weekend of December 2020. Dino Babers and the SU Football team travel west to do battle with #2 Notre Dame (9-0). Action between the Orange and Fighting Irish gets underway at 2:30 in South Bend, Indiana. Meanwhile, Jim Boeheim…
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Fizz Cast: NC State FB Preview & SU MBB Opener vs Bryant
Listen as John Eads and Ian Unsworth preview SU Football’s final home game against NC State (6-3). The Orange are 1-5 against the Wolfpack all-time at the Dome and just 2-11 in the series. Additionally, Dino Babers and company look to snap a dismal six game losing streak. Can Syracuse win this game? Find out…
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Syracuse Loss to Louisville Creates Even More Questions
It was readily apparent early in the season this would be difficult to stomach. From injuries to ugly performances, the Orange were swimming upstream and the rest of the ACC were logs floating with the current. The loss to Liberty was humiliating, not necessarily because of the caliber of the opponent. The Flames have been…
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Fizz Cast: Louisville Preview
John Eads and Ian Unsworth break down Syracuse Football’s Friday Night, November 20 matchup with Louisville. The Orange enter the game 1-7 on the year, and the Cardinals 2-6. The Orange fell to the Cardinals in a shootout last year 56-34 and several UL players are back in 2020. Malik Cunningham is at quarterback and…
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SU FB Recruit Review: RB Josh Hough
Syracuse Recruit Review: Josh Hough Josh Hough was one of the first commitments of the 2021 recruiting class, making his decision in mid-April. At the time Syracuse had just two players in the class in Terry Lockett and Malcolm Folk. Now, almost seven months later the class features 21 members, with Hough being the lowest-ranked…
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Fizz Radio 11/6: Goodbye, Trill Williams, the QB Situation, BC Preview with Andy Backstrom
On this week’s Fizz Radio, Gill Gross and Ian Unsworth discuss Trill Williams’ decision to opt out and declare for the NFL draft, Dino Babers’ refusal to start a freshman QB, and preview Boston College with Andy Backstrom of Eagle Action.
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Evaluating Trill Williams’ SU Career
Atrilleon ‚ÄùTrill‚Äù Williams joined Andre Cisco, Jarveon Howard, and Abdul Adams on Wednesday night with his decision to opt out of the remainder of the 2020 seasons and declare for the 2021 NFL Draft. With Trill‚Äôs time in Syracuse effectively over, let‚Äôs look back on his three years in the Salt City. First, let‚Äôs go…
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Fizz Final: Wake Forest 38-Syracuse 14
Brad Klein and John Eads recap SU’s 38-14 loss to Wake Forest. The Orange fall to 1-6 in 2020, the program’s worst start in over a decade.
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Losin’ and Crootin’: How Dino Babers Rebounds from 2020
2020 hasn‚Äôt gone how head coach Dino Babers and Syracuse would have liked. Before the season even began, Abdul Adams and Jarveon Howard opted out. Then in warmups against Georgia Tech, star safety Andre Cisco collided with back-up wide receiver Ed Hendrix. Cisco didn‚Äôt play, and was later confirmed to have torn his ACL. After…
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Stock Up, Stock Down: Clemson
After not one, but two train wrecks in back-to-back weeks, Syracuse‚Äôs stocks looked to be stuck in a bear market. However, in a most unexpected turn of fortune, the Orange kept it close with top-ranked Clemson for three quarters before falling apart in the fourth and losing 47-21. Since SU performed at a much better…
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Fizz Cast: Wake Forest Preview
John Eads and Ian Unsworth preview SU Football’s next game against Wake Forest.
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