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Dino Babers Talks Antwan Cordy, Rex Culpepper, and Swag
Syracuse head football coach Dino Babers spoke with the media on the weekly ACC teleconference Wednesday morning. Naturally, one of the first questions focused on free safety Antwan Cordy, who went down with a lower-leg injury in the Orange‚Äôs 50-7 win over Central Connecticut State. ‚ÄúI‚Äôm not gonna talk about who‚Äôs been at practice,‚Äù said…
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Former SU Football Head Coach Scott Shafer Returns to Syracuse
The last time we saw Scott Shafer, Syracuse football players carried him off the Carrier Dome field in celebration. The Orange had just secured a thrilling final-second victory over Boston College to end the 2015 season. The end of that game would also wind up being the end of Shafer‚Äôs SU career. Shafer‚Äôs career at…
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Getting To Know Syracuse’s Next Opponent: Middle Tennessee State
After a stellar week one performance, the Orange elevates its competition to the FBS level this week against Middle Tennessee State, AKA the school you never knew existed until SU‚Äôs 2016 Final Four run. While there is a lack of familiarity with the school, there is one known for Syracuse fans. The Blue Raiders defense…
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Two 2018 guards who could fix SU’s point guard problem
SU‚Äôs projected 2018 roster is loaded with athletic wings like Matt Moyer, 2018 commit Darius Bazley and 2017 signee Oshae Brissett. However, the future of the always valuable point guard position is rather bleak. Frank Howard and incoming 2017 guard Howard Washington is all Syracuse has in terms of floor generals for 2018. While both…
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How the Antwan Cordy injury could affect SU football
After an injury-laden season in 2016, Dino Babers said that his top priority for the 2017 opener versus Central Connecticut State was to stay healthy. To put it lightly, the head man did not get his wish on Friday night. Early in the first quarter, safety Antwan Cordy went down with an apparent lower-leg injury…
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Fizz Radio: Central Connecticut State at Syracuse Football Round Table Discussion
David Edelstein, JD Raucci and Tim Leonard discuss Friday’s 50-7 Syracuse football 2017 week 1 victory over Central Connecticut State. The team goes into detail about pregame thoughts, Eric Dungey’s performance (and yet another theatrical flip), Dino Babers on the SU run game, Rex Culpepper getting the call off the sideline, the biggest plays of…
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3 Takeaways from SU’s easy week one win
Antwan Cordy got hurt again and SU‚Äôs secondary might be in trouble again Every Syracuse fan experienced some devastating d√©j√† vu on Friday night when FS Antwan Cordy went down with an apparent lower-leg injury early in the first quarter. The news then went from bad to worse in the second quarter when Cordy was…
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Syracuse Football Dominates Central Connecticut State
Syracuse football is undefeated. Yeah, it‚Äôs only 1-0. And, no matter how much the SU coaching staff might have talked this game up as some good ‚Äòole competitive play, truly we knew this was basically the Orange‚Äôs preseason game. Syracuse destroyed defeated Central Connecticut State 50-7. The only blemish of the night came when the…
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2017 Syracuse Football Crystal Ball Predictions
The Orange is on the heels of a 4-8 season, which three of our writers correctly predicted last year. This season, there was little parity on The Fizz staff with how 2017 will shape up. Logan Grossman: 4-8 Prediction: More of the same. This time it may not necessarily be Syracuse‚Äôs fault. The Orange very…
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Syracuse Football Opponent Profile: Central Connecticut State University
Previewing Syracuse’s FCS opponent to open the new football season.
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Syracuse basketball offers three elite prospects with ties to program
After a disappointing 2017 recruiting cycle (zero top 100 recruits), Syracuse men‚Äôs basketball has seemingly found a way to turn things around for the class of 2018. With already committed players shooting up recruiting boards and other highly-touted prospects considering SU for next season, there‚Äôs a lot of reason to be excited for the future…
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Dino Babers Faces his Toughest Challenge Yet with Syracuse Football
Let the music play, get the fog machine ready and prepare to blow the horn in the Carrier Dome! Tomorrow is opening day for Syracuse football 2017. And while there is a lot of excitement and anticipation in the air for a Syracuse team that looks to build on its new ‚ÄúOrange is the new…
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2017 Syracuse Target Sidney Wilson Decommits From St. Johns
Syracuse‚Äôs recent track record with St. Johns hasn‚Äôt bode well. The Orange has lost to the lowly Red Storm in its last three meetings. Aside from that, the former Big East foe beat out SU for top 60 recruit Sidney Wilson. However, the Bronx native announced yesterday that he is transferring from St. Johns. This…
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Syracuse Commit Darius Bazley Continues to Climb the Rankings
Syracuse commit Darius Bazley has cracked the top 10 in ESPN’s latest rankings.
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Five-Star 2018 SF Louis King Includes Syracuse in Top Eight
For Syracuse basketball, the upcoming season has ‚Äústruggle‚Äù written all over it ‚Äî especially after Taurean Thompson‚Äôs departure left the 2017-18 Orange with just one returning player who averaged at least five points per game last season. But while the present outlook appears bleak, the future grows brighter by the day. Louis King, a blue-chip…
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Taurean Thompson Withdraws from Syracuse University
Before Monday‚Äôs bombshell, the cupboard for the Syracuse men‚Äôs basketball team was already pretty barren heading into 2017. Now, the outlook is even bleaker. Forward Taurean Thompson has withdrawn from school, according to Donna Ditota of Syracuse.com. Classes at SU started Monday, and Thompson is reportedly not on campus. “We have been informed that Taurean…
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Syracuse Football Position Preview: Quarterbacks
In Dino Babers‚Äô high-octane offense, the quarterback is the motor that makes everything run. Now with a year of experience in an unorthodox system, these signal-callers look to shift this exciting offense into a higher gear. Last season, Eric Dungey took a huge statistical leap from Scott Shafer to Babers. In the eight games that…
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4-Star 2018 OT Qadir White Commits to Syracuse
Syracuse head football coach Dino Babers is known for producing superstar wide receivers. He claims to have ‚Äúput 25 wide receivers in the NFL,‚Äù and in his first year at the helm of the Orange, he helped an unheralded transfer named Amba Etta-Tawo put up the best statistical season in program history. It‚Äôs fair to…
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Syracuse Football Position Preview: Linebackers
When you think of Syracuse under Dino Babers, offense immediately rushes to the mind. And rightfully so. Especially when the defense finished the 2016 season ranked 122nd out of 128 teams in total defense, while allowing 501.1 yards per game. The summary of the defense‚Äôs season came in the final game when it surrendered 76…
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Syracuse Football Position Preview: Wide Receivers
Previewing Dino Babers’ babies at the wide receiver position.
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2018 safety Cameron Jonas commits to SU – Who is he?
The Syracuse Orange football team added a member to its 2017 squad over the weekend when defensive end Alton Robinson committed less than two weeks away from Week 1. Monday, the Orange picked up the first safety of its 2018 class when Cameron Jonas committed to the Orange. Officially committed🤘🏽go orange 🍊🍊🍊 pic.twitter.com/ivPSt85Y5v — Johnny…
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How Does Alton Robinson Impact Syracuse’s Defense?
Less than two weeks before Syracuse football kicks off its 2017 campaign, the Orange got a huge boost on the defensive line. Three star defensive end Alton Robinson committed to play for SU earlier today and is eligible immediately. Robinson is a junior college product, the fourth to join the Orange in the Class of…
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How Does Eric Dungey Stack Up With Other ACC QBs?
Once a laughing stock amongst Power Five football conferences, the ACC has risen to college football supremacy. 2016 certainly sealed the envelope on that. The conference had the nation‚Äôs best team (Clemson) and best player (Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson). Somewhere in the middle of all of it lies Syracuse. The Orange hasn‚Äôt been to a…
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Syracuse Cannot Recruit Against the ACC Blue Bloods, and That’s Okay
Marvin Bagley III committed to Duke and this is nothing new and not something Syracuse fans should get too worried about.
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Stock Watch: Where Do Syracuse Basketball’s Class of 2018 Prospects Stack Up In Latest Rankings?
This past week, Scout.com released its updated Class of 2018 basketball recruit rankings. The Orange already has one hard commit in the class, but SU has many more targets it is trying to woo to Central New York. Here‚Äôs how Syracuse‚Äôs commits and targets stacked up in the latest rankings. Darius Bazley #13 ‚Üë 30…
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Jalen Carey sets his official Syracuse visit, among others
Syracuse basketball can get a commitment from a recruit at any time, and at some points it can seem to come out of thin air (see Marek Dolezaj). It can consistently drive SU fans crazy, but every year there are a few target prospects to give the Orange faithful some sort of stability in following…
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D.A.’s On-Air Eulogy for “Giant Among Men” Dick MacPherson
On Wednesday morning’s show on CBS Sports Radio, D.A. discussed the impact of Dick MacPherson on the most recent Golden Age of Syracuse football. He also noted that Mac’s legacy is about so much more than winning. It’s about kindness and relentless optimism.
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Former Syracuse Football Coach MacPherson Dies at 86
In seasons, there are highs and lows, wins and losses. Tuesday, the football world suffered one of its bigger losses in recent times. Former Syracuse football and New England Patriots coach Dick MacPherson died at 86 years old. The college football hall of famer is reported to have passed away at Crouse Hospital in Syracuse…
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Syracuse 2018 Hoops Target Nate Roberts Schedules Official Visit
As Jim Boeheim‚Äôs class of 2018 has some building blocks already in place, a chance to add another piece is on the horizon. Three-star power forward Nate Roberts, who recently trimmed his school list down to five, scheduled official visits with four of the schools. Roberts will be in Central New York from September 22-24,…
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Dino Babers offers a pair of 2018 defensive linemen
11 players have committed to Syracuse football’s 2018 recruiting class. In it are three offensive linemen, three wide receivers and multiple running backs, but not a single defensive lineman. Dino Babers has been trying to change that, and extended offers to a pair of quarterback chasers earlier this week. Early Tuesday, tackle Deporess Schletty announced…
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Syracuse Football Receives Votes In Preseason Coaches Poll
Less than a month separates Syracuse football from its opener against Central Connecticut State on September 1, but the Orange hype train is already moving full steam ahead. Today, the USA Today released its Preseason Coaches Poll and SU received some traction. The Orange received three points in the initial rankings, giving it more than…
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Cardarius Gaskin to Name Top Six Schools Tonight
Syracuse was named to one recruit‚Äôs top schools list yesterday, so why not make it onto another one today? 2018 three-star wide receiver Cardarius Gaskin tweeted out that he will announce his top six schools at 9 p.m. tonight. Gaskin ranks as the 726th best prospect nation-wide, 122nd at his position and 114th overall in…
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Syracuse Basketball Game Changer: 2018 Power Forward Narrows List
The Syracuse Basketball jigsaw puzzle is beginning to take shape as pieces to the Orange 2018 recruiting class fall into place. And soon, one recruit might bring the whole picture into focus. Four-star power forward Dimon Carrigan has narrowed his school list down to eight options. Among them, Syracuse is still in the race. While…
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Previewing Boeheim’s Army In The Basketball Tournament Semi-Finals
The Orange is playing in its third Final Four (kinda, sorta, not really) in five years today. However, this one isn‚Äôt coming in March, rather August Madness has struck for Boeheim‚Äôs Army in The Basketball Tournament as they take on Overseas Elite. After a comeback for the ages against Team FOE that was fueled by…
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2018 forward Nate Roberts puts Syracuse in his top 5
Nate Roberts, a 2018 6-8 forward from Maryland, narrowed his list of schools down to five on Tuesday, and Syracuse basketball made the cut: https://twitter.com/nateupnext/status/889847857980821504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.syracuse.com%2Forangebasketball%2Findex.ssf%2F2017%2F07%2Fclass_of_2018_power_forward_nate_roberts_cuts_list_to_five_includes_syracuse_and.html Before cutting his list, Roberts also had offers from Georgia, St. John’s and Cincinnati. Roberts isn’t the typical Syracuse basketball target; he doesn’t crack the top 100 in any of…
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Quarterback Steven Krajewski Visits Syracuse
In the midst of a flurry of basketball news with Boeheim‚Äôs Army, Buddy Boeheim and more offers to the Class of 2019, Dino Babers is trying to steal the spotlight right back. Syracuse is amongst the frontrunners for 2018 three-star quarterback Steven Krajewski. The Georgia native told Syracuse.com‚Äôs Stephen Bailey that ‚ÄúSyracuse is definitely one…
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