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Marlowe Wax Kicks Off Syracuse Football All-Star Participation
Marlowe Wax gave Syracuse football a great start to the program’s participation in college football all-star games this offseason. On Saturday, the Hula Bowl, the first all-star game for college football players, was held down in Orlando, Florida. The Orange linebacker was a late invite to the bowl, but when he got there, he took…
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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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SU’s Run Defense Will Be Key In Week Two
Syracuse had many positives in week one, but a glaring negative was the run defense. The Orange allowed 255 yards on the ground–30 more yards than Florida State through its two losses. One of those came against SU’s next opponent: 23rd-ranked Georgia Tech. The Yellow Jackets ran for 190 yards against the Seminoles in their…
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Marlowe Wax Out For Syracuse Football, Who Steps Up?
Marlowe Wax, Syracuse football’s star linebacker, left Saturday’s 38-22 win over Ohio with a lower-body injury. He was seen with a boot on afterwards, and head coach Fran Brown says that Wax is expected to be out for six weeks. Who’s going to step up in his place? Derek McDonald Derek McDonald has stepped up…
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Marlowe Wax Named to Third Preseason Watch List
Marlowe Wax, a linebacker for Syracuse football, has picked up nominations to three major preseason watch lists over the course of the summer. First, all the way back in May, Wax was put on the Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List. The trophy has been handed out for the last 20 seasons to college football’s most…
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Syracuse Football’s Strength In Numbers As A Team
You know, sometimes you’re just scrolling Twitter (or X, whichever you prefer) and a post will catch your eye that you would never think about. Well, this tweet from College Football Report about returning roster players for college football programs really had me thinking, how important is strength in returning numbers? As you can see,…
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Fizz Five 12/29: SU Football Trio Returns, Most Important MBB Games & Pitt Preview
Francesco Simone and Liam Griffin connect for the final Fizz Five of 2023 to break down the latest headlines on the hill. 1. SU Football trio returns (1:01-8:31)2. Could Duce Chestnut return to Syracuse? (8:31-14:17)3. Most important games left on MBB schedule (14:17-25:21)4. Pitt preview (25:21-33:00)5. What constitutes a good two-game stretch for SU? (33:00-close)
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Which Returning Player Is The Most Crucial?
When a new coach comes to town, a lot of times a mass exodus occurs where all of a teams best players leave for the transfer portal. Just look at Texas A&M where Elijah Robinson comes from. Almost every player of note is leaving the Aggies. Fran Brown has kept the three most important players…
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Fizz Instant Reaction | Syracuse 35, Wake Forest 31
Hear from interim head coach Nunzio Campanile, and Syracuse players Dan Villari, LeQuint Allen, Marlowe Wax, and Garrett Sharder after the Orange’s win to clinch bowl eligibility against Wake. Plus, Ethan Frank details some more reactions and analysis to the game.
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How Are People Feeling After Syracuse’s 4th Straight Loss?
Syracuse talked a big game coming off its bye week about how the team was healthier than it had been all season and that the final five games would be a clean slate after what had happened against Clemson, North Carolina, and Florida State. Alas, that did not happen, and Thursday’s performance against Virginia Tech…
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Polling The Fizz: 2023 Syracuse Football Defensive Predictions
After taking a look at the ACC as a whole and the offensive side of the ball, we wrap up our Polling the Fizz series talking about Syracuse’s defense. Rocky Long’s unit has some tremendous upside, but really struggled down the stretch in 2022. Here’s what to look out for in 2023. BREAKOUT PLAYER Derek…
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Takeaways From Syracuse’s ACC Kickoff Presser
On Tuesday Morning, Dino Babers, Oronde Gadsden, Garrett Shrader, and Marlowe Wax took the podium to address the local media and representatives covering other ACC schools and some national media members. A lot was said, so let’s dive right into it. Not much, if anything, was said about LeQuint Allen’s recent off-field news, but everyone…
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Stock Up, Stock Down: Pitt
Syracuse football is really trending in the wrong direction. The Orange stand at 6-3, and after three straight losses, this team is really dragging through the mud. Without a starting QB or a competent D-line, this crew is Pinstripe Bowl-bound. However, Pitt’s slog of an offense and Kedon Slovis’ incompetency kept this game close. Stock…
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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: #9 Marlowe Wax
It‚Äôs day two of analyzing Syracuse‚Äôs most important players for the 2022 season. Yesterday, Carter focused on Courtney Jackson on the offensive side of the ball, but it‚Äôs time to shift over to Tony White‚Äôs 3-3-5 defense. The middle three of that formation have some of the Orange‚Äôs best, and most important players this season.…
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This Season Leads to Football Recruiting Wins Regardless of the Finish
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Stock Up / Stock Down: Week 5
‚ÄòStock Up/Stock Down‚Äô aims to illustrate which SU football players are on the rise and which are on the decline. These decisions are made based on playing time, actually making plays, and statistics amongst other things. When it comes to last Saturday‚Äôs game between Syracuse and Florida State, let‚Äôs just make the disclaimer that that…
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3 Players To Look Out For In Week 1
Football season starts on Saturday, can you believe it? Syracuse takes a trip to Athens, Ohio to take on the Bobcats inside Peden Stadium this Saturday at 7 pm. If you want to know more about Ohio check out the interview I did with Bobcats play-by-play broadcaster, Russ Eisenstein earlier this summer: Last season, Sean…
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Mikel Jones Expects Big Improvements from the SU Linebackers this Fall
The talk of the whole offseason surrounding Syracuse Football has been improvement and the search for consistency. After a 1-10 season in 2020 there are obviously a lot of areas that need to grow but that doesn‚Äôt mean everything was terrible. An argument could be made that the SU defense was very solid in year…
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Some Bonus Storylines and Answers Shared at the 2021 ACC Kickoff
Dino Babers, Josh Black, Taj Harris, and Airon Servais all took the podium today at Day 2 of the 2021 ACC Kickoff. You‚Äôve heard about Babers‚Äô quest for consistency, Black‚Äôs readiness for fans to return to the Dome, and Servais‚Äô excitement surrounding new offensive line coach Mike Schmidt. What you don‚Äôt know is that the…
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How Does Tyrell Richards Transfer Impact the LB Room?
Syracuse lost a veteran presence in the linebacker room yesterday when redshirt-junior Tyrell Richards announced his decision to enter the transfer portal. In 2020, Richards appeared in eight games as a linebacker and started three. He racked up 24 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, and two sacks in a productive campaign. The Canadien leaves the…
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Second Maryland-based Running Back of 2020 Class Commits to SU
It appears Dino Babers may have found his new favorite recruiting spot for running backs. Just a day after SU‚Äôs spring game and just five hours after the commitment of fellow Maryland native Sean Tucker, three-star running back Marlowe Wax made his collegiate decision known to the college football world on Sunday: Thank You God.…
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