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247 Sports: Syracuse Is Beating Florida, FSU and Miami for Recruits
For decades, Syracuse football recruiting followed a familiar formula. Try to lure the 3-star kids from the Northeast to CNY and then pluck a few overlooked players from the Southeast like Florida and Georgia. Fran Brown is tearing up that blueprint. He’s winning everywhere. Just days after landing Elijah Kimble, the consensus No. 1 player…
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Elijah Kimble Is a Massive Win for Syracuse. We Went and Proved Exactly How Massive.
Everyone agrees Elijah Kimble’s commitment to Syracuse is a massive win. Beating Ohio State, national champion Indiana and Bill Belichick’s North Carolina for the state’s top-ranked player will do that. But “massive” gets thrown around a lot in recruiting coverage. We wanted a real number behind it, not just a vibe. So the Orange Fizz…
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Fran Brown Just Beat Ohio State, Indiana AND Belichick — Dream Backfield Unlocked
Syracuse just beat Ohio State. And Indiana. And Bill Belichick. For a running back. Elijah Kimble, the four-star bruiser out of Canisius High in Buffalo, put pen to paper — or hand to heart, at least — Friday night and committed to Fran Brown’s Orange, choosing Syracuse over a finalist list that reads like a…
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What If Fran Brown Lands the Most Exciting Backfield in Years?
Fran Brown is working. So Syracuse fans have every reason to start dreaming. The Orange landed a nice recruiting victory this week when 3-star RB Tylek Lewis announced his commitment to Syracuse, choosing the Orange over an impressive list of Power Four programs including Arizona, Kansas State, Arkansas, and West Virginia. That’s a big recruiting…
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Pete Thamel Dropped a Bombshell About Syracuse Commit Jalen Welch
When ESPN insider Pete Thamel calls a Syracuse commitment a “big get,” people pay attention. When he adds that Jalen Welch is viewed internally as “one of the top players” Syracuse has recruited in the Fran Brown era, that is a massive compliment. Those are big words. Brown has already raised the standard. The Orange…
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Why Syracuse’s Wide Receivers Could Be the X-Factor in 2025
Saturday’s Aflac Kickoff Game, taking a major week 1 TV slot on ABC, will be one of the highest-profile games in years for the Orange. They are playing in Atlanta; this has typically been SEC turf, but Head Coach Fran Brown has recently worked to push recruits towards Syracuse. Larger than the game itself, this…
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Syracuse’s 2026 Recruiting Class Gets EVEN Stronger
Defensive tackle Walter Frazier announced his commitment to Syracuse on Monday, giving the Orange their 25th recruit in the class of 2026.
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Syracuse’s Must-Win Game This Season Is…
Syracuse football has a loaded schedule next season, but no game is more important than a chance at revenge against Pitt for homecoming.
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Is This the Most Anticipated Syracuse Football Season in 20 Years?
It’s officially time to start thinking about Syracuse Football in 2025. Lacrosse is over, the basketball transfer portal has died down, and SU’s time on the gridiron is just a couple of short months away. Usually, anticipation would just be starting to build right now. Is this the year SU gets back to a bowl?…
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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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Fran Brown is more than just a coach
Nick Saban? You probably would never think of them as anything other than coaches. Well Fran Brown, through one year with Syracuse Football, has shown he’s a pretty good coach. A 10 win first season and recruiting win after recruiting win, not bad. But Brown’s not content on just being a good coach. And ‘Cuse…
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Which Syracuse Players Got Picked in the 2025 NFL Draft?
After a historic season for Syracuse football, multiple players heard their name called in the 2025 NFL draft.
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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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This Trebor Pena Conflict Can’t Be Understated
First off, Syracuse football is losing out on one of its prime wide receivers in recent memory. Aside from Oronde Gadsden’s contributions in an Orange uniform, Pena has also been right there from his performances last season. It was a main trio of wideouts that included Gadsden, Pena, and Jackson Meeks. Pena is not only…
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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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Fran Brown Has Rejuvenated Syracuse Athletics
Syracuse football head coach Fran Brown has rejuvenated not only his team but the entire athletics program. The reason? The energy and kind words shared by other athletics teams about Coach Brown–whether from Syracuse men’s basketball coach Adrian Autry or women’s basketball coach Felicia Leggett-Jack. The hype and excitement around Syracuse football have transcended to…
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Tom Coughlin’s Visit To Syracuse
This past weekend Fran Brown hosted the first ever Franchise Coaching Clinic for local coaches. Two time Super Bowl Champion Head Coach and SU Alumni and former Assistant Coach Tom Coughlin was the keynote speaker. Brown expressed how the experience was one he’ll always remember. “For me it was an honor honestly… Just me…
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Fran Brown Jokes With NCAA Over Practice Denial
A few days after the NCAA denied joint practices and a scrimmage between Syracuse and Colorado, SU head coach Fran Brown spoke for the first time since the decision. His response to the NCAA was a humorous one. “We should have just told Coach Belichick and Bill O’Brien to come up with it,” said Brown.…
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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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Fran Brown’s NIL Outlook
Name, image, and likeness–better known as NIL–has changed the dynamic of college athletics over the past year or so. The ability for collegiate players to make money in a similar way to professional athletes in the NBA or NFL is a significant change that many players are fond of. Coaches have started to embrace it,…
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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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Syracuse’s 2025 Schedule Is Here, and It’s Brutal
Syracuse’s 2025 schedule has been released, and it’s brutal. Some have even described it as “the hardest schedule in the country.”
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Fran Brown Takes Home Two First Year Coach Awards
It’s no secret that Fran Brown did wonders for Syracuse football in his first season at the helm. Ten wins, a destination for quarterback transfers, an elite recruiter, what can’t the man do? Despite finishing fourth in the ACC Coach Of The Year voting, you just knew there was going to be some hardware coming…
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What A 10-Win Season Means For Syracuse?
A couple of weeks have passed since Syracuse defeated Washington State in the Holiday Bowl in San Diego, securing its 10th win of the season under first-year head coach Fran Brown. The program and fans have had some time to reflect on what type of season it was in Syracuse. SU’s 10 wins mark the…
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Fizz Report Card: Syracuse Wins Holiday Bowl Over Washington State 52-35
It was a poetic ending for year one of the Fran Brown era, as 21st-ranked Syracuse football defeated Washington State 52-35 in the DirecTV Holiday Bowl down in San Diego, California. In what could be the last game for many contributors this season (including QB Kyle McCord,) the team put on a show. Let’s dive…
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Why Rickie Collins is Another Huge Win for Wizard Fran Brown
There were two massive questions facing Fran Brown when he took the Syracuse job. Could he recruit to a middling program immediately? And if so, was it a temporary bump or sustainable? So far, Brown is answering both queries with an affirmative. The commitment of Rickie Collins proves that the Brown Bump has ripple effects,…
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Syracuse Expected To Land LSU Transfer Quarterback
It’s still 2024, but there’s been a lot of discourse about what 2025 may hold for Syracuse football. The biggest need for a program on the rise is someone to man the offense. Fran Brown hit the jackpot on his first go-around with Kyle McCord, which almost seems impossible to replicate. But, that doesn’t mean…
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What Does A Holiday Bowl Win Do For Syracuse?
We’ve officially hit the halfway point of December, which means that the postseason for college football is right around the corner. There are still twelve more days until we see Syracuse football square off with Washington State in the DirecTV Holiday Bowl, but there’s a lot at stake for a game like this especially for…
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What Bowl Game Will Syracuse Play In?
I know we’re all still riding the high of Saturday’s 42-38 upset over #6 Miami, but year one of the Fran Brown era is not over yet for Syracuse football. The Orange finished the regular season at 9-3, and are going bowling for the third straight season. But rejoice ‘Cuse fans, there will not be…
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Fizz Report Card: McCord Shines as Syracuse Beats UConn 31-17
Syracuse followed up its 33-25 win over Cal last week with a dominant showing against UConn, coming out on top 31-17 for the team’s second straight win following a 37-31 loss to Boston College. The Orange dominated the Huskies on both sides of the ball, but sloppy mistakes kept the game close, as Syracuse lost…
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Will Syracuse’s Defense Step Up Against UConn?
Syracuse shined on the defensive side of the ball in its 33-25 win over California on Saturday, forcing two interceptions and collecting four sacks. It was the bounce-back performance many Orange fans and head coach Fran Brown wanted after Syracuse’s disappointing 37-31 loss to Boston College last week, where the defense allowed 331 rushing yards…
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Nowhere November Returns For Syracuse Football
Here we go again. Syracuse football is back in another rut. Every season, it seems that once November arrives, SU finds a way to lose. Obviously, the deep playoff run for SU was essentially over when it lost to Pitt a couple of weeks ago. However, there was still some hope if Syracuse could sneak…
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Did Syracuse Get Screwed On That Onside Kick Penalty?
Picture this: it’s the fourth quarter. You kick the field goal to cut the lead to one possession, and all you need to do is recover an onside kick. It’s no easy task, as onside attempts are 12% successful on average in the NCAA. You have all the hope in the world, and it gets…
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Lessons From A Disappointing Night In Pittsburgh
Boy, last night was a doozy. What an upsetting, unforgettable game for Syracuse fans in a 41-13 loss to No. 19 Pittsburgh. After another bye week, the Orange fell flat again, even more so than in the first bye week when Syracuse lost last-minute to Stanford. Tons of excitement and anticipation surrounded this game, but…
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Could Syracuse vs NC State Steal The Spotlight Saturday Night?
I’ll be the first one to admit it, this slate of college football on Saturday could be the best one we’ll see all year. Just to rifle them off, you have the Red River Showdown (#1 Texas and #18 Oklahoma,) #2 Ohio State and #3 Oregon, #9 Ole Miss and #13 LSU, and so many…
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