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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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Predictions for Draft Day 3
Three rounds in, four to go. After Matthew Bergeron was drafted by the Falcons in round 2 last night, Syracuse had a player off the board. Later on, despite coming off ACL surgery, Garrett Williams has recovered quickly and the Cardinals liked what they saw in round 3. Already more than what we saw last…
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The NFL Draft Gives Syracuse a Taste of the Spotlight
The next couple of days figure to be big for Syracuse. Matthew Bergeron, Garrett Williams and Sean Tucker are virtual locks to be drafted, while Mikel Jones has a chance as well. On top of those four leading the way for the SU program, Chris Elmore and Andre Szmyt also figure to get a chance…
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Fizz Film Room: What Makes Syracuse Football Prospects Special?
The NFL Draft is about a month away, and college teams around the country have been holding their Pro Days. Syracuse’s was earlier this week, and four names appear to be drawing the most buzz. Let’s take a look at some key plays from their careers and how they might affect their draft stock. MIKEL…
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Fizz Five 11/4 – QB Scaries, Pitt Preview, MBB Season Expectations
Ethan Frank and Liam Griffin hop on the mic to recap what’s been a crazy week for SU Athletics. The guys look into the football team’s injury scares, preview Saturday’s showdown with Pitt, and look ahead to the hoops season. 1. QB Situation2. Garrett Williams’ season-ending injury3. SU VS Pitt Preview4. MBB Exhibition Takeaways5. MBB…
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Isaiah Johnson’s Journey from Dartmouth to Syracuse
Full interview with Isaiah Johnson: Syracuse’s defense faced more adversity this past Saturday, as if that was even possible. SU has already been gutted with key injuries at several positions and some more piled up in this past weekend’s 24-9 win over NC State. Garrett Williams went down in the first half after a thunderous…
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SU Football’s ‘22 Bye Week Report Card
Syracuse football is idle this week ahead of a colossal matchup of unbeatens with NC State on October 15th. While we all bide our time, it seems right that we should assess how the team has performed so far through five weeks on an A through F scale. Coaching: B+ Coaching was one of SU‚Äôs…
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Syracuse Football’s Most Important Players: #3 Mikel Jones
The top three are upon us. In our countdown of the most important players for Syracuse football in 2022, we‚Äôve seen offensive skill position players, defensive backs, offensive linemen, and a super utility player. But, let‚Äôs go back to the defensive side of the ball, and the guy who is probably the leader of the…
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Syracuse Football’s Most Important Players: #4 Garrett Williams
Syracuse football’s opener against Louisville is now just a calendar week away. If you haven’s been riveted by today’s Week 0 college football matchups, don’t worry. The Orange and Cards are likely to light up the Dome with some offensive fireworks – unless our No. 4 player on the Fizz’s Top 10 players list has…
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Does Syracuse Really Have Two of the Top Three Cornerbacks in ACC?
Over the past few weeks, ACC Network analysts Kelly Gramlich and Eric Mac Lain have been releasing position rankings for every position in the ACC. Late last week, the duo released their cornerback rankings. Gramlich and Mac Lain showed very high regard for two players in Dino Babers’ secondary. Your eyes do not deceive you.…
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Part III: Syracuse Football is Successful If… Secondary Stars Show Out
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SU’s Cornerbacks Are Key To Defensive Success, Wins In 2022
The summer has marked a veritable Syracuse sports desert. With no football or basketball to play, the attention has all but focused on men‚Äôs basketball recruiting efforts. There doesn‚Äôt appear to be another Justin Taylor walking through the door in the Class of ‚Äò23, so it‚Äôs worth keeping your eye on what Dino Babers and…
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Athlon’s Preseason All-Conference Teams Feature Plenty Of Orange
June is a big month for Syracuse football and men‚Äôs basketball recruiting alike. New recruits don‚Äôt necessarily change the compass readings for certain teams, but getting rosters closer to finalized means that predictions and previews can start coming out full force. SU football is certainly in that camp without any major Top 100 recruits, but…
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What Syracuse Football Is Getting In Alijah Clark
While the Syracuse basketball team is falling apart, Syracuse football is adding to its roster. On Tuesday, Alijah Clark announced he is transferring to the Orange. The defensive back comes to SU from Rutgers where he played one season and appeared in seven games. Clark is listed at 6-foot-1, 195 lbs. and was raised in…
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Fizz Radio 10/16: Clemson Preview, Midseason Awards & Five Star Review
Matt Bonaparte and Jaron May hop on the mic for this week’s podcast version of Fizz Radio. The two preview Friday’s Syracuse vs. Clemson showdown, handout some midseason awards, and take a deep dive into Syracuse Basketball recruiting in Five Star Review. Oh, and of course, they play Fictional Fizz and get to your Fizz…
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Syracuse Comes Up Just Short Against Wake Forest, 40-37
SU entered this Saturday seeking its first regular-season win over a ranked team since beating NC State in 2018. However, it was not to be. The Orange pushed Wake Forest all the way to overtime, but fell 40-37 on a walk-off 22-yard touchdown catch from Deacs wideout A.T. Perry. The Positives First, let‚Äôs go over…
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Syracuse’s Most Important Players: #5 Garrett Williams
Week zero is here which means college football is officially back! Syracuse fans still have to wait until week one of course and September 4th but at least everyone knows what they‚Äôll be doing this weekend. Our countdown proceeds today with SU‚Äôs fifth most important player, be sure to check out our previous selections (10,9,8,7,6) …
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The Fizz’s 2021-22 Syracuse Football Preseason Awards
Tis the season! After a disappointing football campaign in 2020, the Orange are back to try to prove the doubters wrong and win some games. Syracuse has a lot of returning faces, but a couple new names that could have a big impact. Before the season gets underway, we here at the Fizz wanted to…
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Behind Enemy Lines at the ACC Kickoff: The SU Defense Through the Eyes of the Panthers
This is part of an ongoing series previewing SU‚Äôs 2021 Football Opponents. Our coverage of the 2021 ACC Kickoff continues today with Day 2 of the festivities. It gets real interesting this Thursday as Syracuse and the rest of the Atlantic Division take center stage. Before we dive into the annual opponents ‚ÄòCuse plays in…
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What Needs to Break Right For SU Football to Surprise?
As we head into the dog days of summer, recruiting cycles are picking up all across the Syracuse athletics landscape. Dino Babers and company just signed a pair of Floridian recruits in Jeremiah Wilson and Mekhi Mason over the past few days. Both are in the class of ‚Äò22, so they‚Äôre a ways away. For…
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How Important is Garrett Williams to SU’s Defensive Backfield?
Syracuse football has a lot of work to do ahead of next fall. Last season‚Äôs 1-10 mark still shouldn‚Äôt sit right with anyone, but there are caveats to what was a brutal year. It‚Äôs probably hard to find a team that was more stricken by injuries and COVID opt-outs than Syracuse, and the youth the…
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Projecting SU’s Post-Spring Depth Chart: Defense
SU Football returned to spring practice a few weeks ago for the first time in over two calendar years. Every team across the country lost the 15 allotted training sessions in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. As a result you saw teams like Navy get blown out by BYU early on because they ‚Äúweren‚Äôt…
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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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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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Early Signing Period: Update and What to Look For
From Dec. 19 until Dec. 21, the College Football Early Signing Period will be ongoing as Syracuse looks to continue improving its 2019 class. The Orange currently have 16 commits lined up for next year and 2018 commit Jawhar Johnson as well, who will finally enroll at SU in January. With that said, here‚Äôs a…
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Recruiting Wrap Up: Syracuse Football Picks Up Four 2019 Recruits As Camp Starts
Even with summer camp getting underway this week, Dino Babers secured four commitments for the Class of 2019. Wide receiver Nazir Burnett, defensive end Ishmael Goulbourne, cornerback Garrett Williams and safety Dorian Hewett all made verbal commitments to the Orange. All four prospects are three-star recruits, according to 247Sports. There has been a clear emphasis…
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