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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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Fizz Report Card: Florida State Trounces Syracuse 41-3
Once again, against a team in another tier than itself, Syracuse never put up a fight against No. 4 Florida State. The offense was lethargic, and the defense did everything it could, but often that was not even enough as the Seminoles thoroughly dominated the Orange at Doak Campbell Stadium. On another afternoon when Dino…
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Fizz Report Card: Syracuse Gets it Done Against Purdue, 35-20
Dino Babers has the biggest road victory of his career as the head coach of Syracuse. Winning away from home has been a huge struggle for the Orange, and to get it done against a Big Ten team is a massive accomplishment, especially with the news that Oronde Gadsden II would be out for the…
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Week 1 Results Make No Bowl Game Inexcusable For Syracuse
Week 1 in college football is always interesting in that it can say a lot, but never quite tells the full story. We learned a lot about what the end result of Syracuse’s 2023 campaign might look like based on the dominating victory over Colgate as well as some out of town results. After the…
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Dino Babers has Everything to Gain in 2023, and Everything to Lose
With less than two weeks until the first snap of Syracuse’s 2023 season, it’s time to examine the stakes for this year. 2023 is going to be a referendum on Dino Babers’ ability as a head coach weekly, Babers’ hiring ability (with his two new coordinators), his recruiting ability (after a lot of talent was…
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Polling The Fizz: 2023 Syracuse Football Offensive Predictions
Two weeks separate us from Syracuse v. Colgate, and with that we continue our Polling The Fizz series to get you ready. Last week, we took a look at what the ACC as a whole will look like, today we’ll start to dive deeper into this year’s Orange squad. We start today with the offensive…
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Final Thoughts From ACC Kickoff
Two days removed from the ACC Kickoff event in Charlotte, there are still plenty of storylines to digest. Whether it’s the excitement from both Syracuse and Pittsburgh about the Yankee Stadium game, Florida State’s quest to dethrone Clemson, or the new 3-5-5 scheduling format, there was and is plenty to dissect. Three things in particular…
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Syracuse Football Recruiting is Successfully Flying Under the Radar
After a cycle in 2023 in which Dino Babers and the Syracuse football program finished 73rd in the nation in totality, and 91st in just high school recruiting, significant improvements were needed to replenish the talent that’s been lost on the roster. So, in June which just finished up last week, the Orange secured 12…
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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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Pinstripe Bowl Takeaways
What a very confusing game. Syracuse doubled Minnesota in total yards, nearly first downs, and averaged over one extra yard per play. Despite that, SU ran out of time in a 28-20 decision in the Bronx. The ‘Cuse made some critical mistakes throughout the game and lulled deep in the Golden Gophers territory which really…
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Five Storylines to Watch in the Pinstripe Bowl
It’s hard to argue that bowl games outside of the College Football Playoff haven’t lost a lot of their luster over the past few years. That’s for multiple reasons, one is the enhanced focus on the playoff, another is the trend of NFL draft prospects sitting out. But, for Syracuse fans, there’s plenty to watch…
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Pre-Pinstripe Bowl Press Conference Takeaways
Both Syracuse and Minnesota coordinators and key players met with members of the media today over Zoom before the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl on December 29. Given that most of the time, Syracuse coordinators aren’t made available to the media, this was a rare opportunity to pick the brains of both new OC Jason…
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Syracuse’s Class of 2023 Early Signing Day Offensive Commits
Christmas has come four days early for college football recruiting fanatics. Early signing day is upon us, and you can rest assured SU has already been busy. To help kickstart The Fizz’s coverage today, let’s take a look at the current state of things on the offensive side of the ball. RB IKE DANIELS Boy…
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Who’s Next to Leave Syracuse?
December 8th, 2022 will be a day to remember for the Syracuse football program, not in a good way. Around midday, ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported the Orange defensive coordinator Tony White was heading to Nebraska to take the same role under new head coach Matt Rhule. That was just the start. A few hours later,…
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Starting Fast is Instrumental to Syracuse’s Success against Louisville
As the saying goes, when one team scores more points than the other they are likely to win the game. But, in all seriousness, scoring first and starting fast is also essential to a team‚Äôs success. Especially for a team like Syracuse, whose passing game and downfield attack are still a question mark, not putting…
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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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Part IV: Syracuse Football Will Be Successful If… Dino Babers’ Coaching Changes Work
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Part I: Syracuse Football is Successful in 2022 If… Shrader Takes the Next Step
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Fizz Film Room: ’23 QB Commit LaNorris Sellers is the Future
Syracuse football picked up its first 2023 commitment. Three-star quarterback LaNorris Sellers verbally pledged to SU yesterday afternoon. The South Carolina native was previously on his way to Charlottesville to suit up for Virginia but de-committed back in mid-January. You can’t help but think that new ‘Cuse QB’s coach Jason Beck had a hand in…
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Is a big-play wide receiver the final piece of SU’s transfer portal puzzle?
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Robert Anae & Jason Beck Can Take SU from Bottom-Feeder to Contender
Syracuse football filled some massive coach openings in offensive coordinator Robert Anae and quarterbacks coach Jason Beck. We’re still waiting for an official confirmation from SU Athletics but all signs seem to indicate that Anae and Beck will join the coaching staff ahead of the 2022 season. So what have they done to get to…
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Virginia’s OC Robert Anae, QB Coach Jason Beck Reportedly Hired By SU
If you‚Äôve been going through Syracuse sports withdrawal over the past few weeks, never fear. The Fizz is here to wish our readers a Merry Christmas and happy holiday season. ‚ÄòCuse sports start up again tomorrow with a men‚Äôs basketball game against Brown, but SU football stirred up some exciting news today. This afternoon, it…
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Who are Robert Anae and Jason Beck?
With early signing day in the rearview mirror, Dino Babers seems to be focussing on his coaching staff. After a five-win season that Babers defended as a success considering the low expectations the nation had for the Orange going into the year, SU saw a mass exodus from the coaching staff. Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks…
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