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Former Syracuse Football Captain Signs With NFL Team
I think we can all agree that professional sports are a better place with more orange sprinkled in them. In its over a century-long history, Syracuse football has had over 250 players reach the pro level. Last night, that number grew by one, as a former captain of the program has found a home in…
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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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Stock Up, Stock Down: Notre Dame
Saturday was not one to remember for Orange fans. Syracuse fell 41-24 to Notre Dame in what felt like everyone’s worst preseason prognostications coming true. SU was out-sized, out-manned and out-schemed. To quote fellow Fizzer Carter Bainbridge said on our weekly reaction Twitter Space, “it looked like SU got off the plane from Clemson this…
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Same Ol’ SU: ‘Cuse’s Clemson Meltdown Was Predictable, But Not Devastating
Syracuse was there. It was on the precipice. When Garrett Shrader scampered into the endzone with 1:53 remaining in the second quarter, ESPN announcer and SU alum Sean McDonough just about lost his voice. Who could blame him? The Orange were up 21-7 in Death Valley over No. 5 Clemson. The Tigers looked unprepared and…
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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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Stock Up, Stock Down: Purdue
What a rush. Yesterday was an absolute rollercoaster of a game for Syracuse fans. Dino Babers said as much in his postgame presser. From up 10 to down four, with 45 seconds left, the Orange pulled the contest from the jaws of defeat, complete with some of the most mindless penalties we’ll see all year…
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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: #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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Mikel Jones Says Nutrition Program is Hindering SU From Success
Some interesting comments surfaced recently in an interview that Locked on Syracuse aired with Syracuse football defensive lineman Steve Linton’s high school coach. Towards the back half of the conversation, hosts and former Fizzers Matt Bonaparte and Brad Klein asked a question to Roger Holmes, the head coach at Dublin High School in Georgia, regarding…
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Exclusive Quotes from the ACC Kickoff
The Fizz is back in Charlotte for the 2022 ACC Kickoff. We covered Syracuse at the event and asked a plethora of questions in an exclusive opportunity. Here are some answers to various questions from Matthew Bergeron, Mikel Jones, and Garrett Shrader. Matthew Bergeron On Robert Anae’s sytem ‚ÄúThis system is made for our athletes,…
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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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This Season Leads to Football Recruiting Wins Regardless of the Finish
Courtesy of Sports Illustrated
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How Good Is Mikel Jones?
So often Syracuse is referred to as defensive back U. Rightfully so. Trill Williams, Iffy Melifonwu, and Andre Cisco were the anchors of the Syracuse defense when healthy last year. But when the secondary was banged up, which ended up being most of the year, one player’s production remained a common denominator. Mikel Jones led…
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Syracuse’s Most Important Players: #4 Mikel Jones
After an interesting first weekend of college football, Syracuse and its faithful supporters are itching for some on-field competition. The first weekend qualified as interesting because there were definitely some kinks that teams had to work out. The Orange begin their season on September 4th at Ohio. The Bobcats only played three games last year,…
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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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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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Power Ranking SU’s Position Groups: Defense
Another wakeup, another day closer to Syracuse Football! The Fizz had you covered all offseason and of course the coverage runs up all the way to and throughout the 2021 season. As we continue the countdown to kickoff, let‚Äôs evaluate SU‚Äôs position groups on both sides of the ball and rank them. How high each…
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The Deeper Meaning Behind Syracuse Football’s Preseason Watch List Honorees
Photo Courtesy of Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports
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Fizz Radio 7/31: Boeheim’s Army Elite Eight Bound, Football Watch Lists & Five Star Review
Jaron May and Matt Bonaparte host Fizz Radio this week and get into a plethora of Syracuse sports topics. The guys discuss Boeheim’s Army’s performance so far and preview their upcoming game. They run through the SU Football players who made preseason watch lists. Plus, they break down what whiffing of Filipowski means for ‘Cuse…
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Which SU Players Could be Drafted in 2022?
Well that‚Äôs a wrap on the 2021 NFL Draft and Syracuse had two players selected. Safety Andre Cisco was picked by the Jacksonville Jaguars, and cornerback Ifeatu Melifonwu was taken by (my) Detroit Lions. Safety/corner Trill Williams surprisingly went undrafted, but signed a UDFA deal with the New Orleans Saints. Punter Nolan Cooney also signed…
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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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SU FB Recruit Review: LB Malik Matthew
Malik Matthew was an instrumental pickup for the Syracuse Football Team when he verbally committed back in May of 2020. Matthew was one of the few prospects that actually got to visit campus back in March which may have been huge in his decision to go Orange. Dino Babers and Company doubled down on Matthew‚Äôs…
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Stock Up, Stock Down: Week 2
Syracuse‚Äôs loss to 25th-ranked Pitt last Saturday was an exact copy of their clunker of a performance against UNC. And just like last week, the Fizz is bullish on a couple of players, and has a couple others whose stock dropped in the 21-10 defeat. Stock Up: Mikel Jones (again): Jones is playing at an…
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Stock Up, Stock Down: Week 1
If you read about SU‚Äôs biggest surprises from the season opener at North Carolina, the names found on here are quite similar. The Syracuse week 1 depth chart had unknowns at several positions. Many of the new faces had no previous game experience, but having finished game 1, let‚Äôs look at a few guys whose…
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Analyzing Syracuse Football’s Spring Depth Chart
This past week Syracuse football released its spring depth chart. Syracuse has to replace most of its defensive line, along with top wideout Trishton Jackson. It‚Äôs important to note that this depth chart does not include players who are rehabbing from injury. That includes guard Dakota Davis who started all 12 games at right guard…
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Three Young Standouts Named Freshmen All-Americans
When we take a look back at the 2019 season for Syracuse football, it‚Äôs likely going to be remembered as one of the more disappointing seasons in quite some time that just so happened to finish with one of the most exciting endings possible. It‚Äôs a bit difficult to reflect on the season that was…
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Three Freshmen That Could Make an Instant Impact for Syracuse This Fall
Lost in the shuffle of all the greatness that came with Syracuse football‚Äôs 2018 season (the program‚Äôs first ten win-season in nearly two decades and a Camping World Bowl victory over rival West Virginia come to mind) seems to be just how young some of the key members of the Orange were last season. Two…
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What to Look For in Syracuse’s Spring Game
After a remarkable turnaround 10 win season, Syracuse football kicks off its spring game this Saturday at 1:30. So, in fans first chance to see SU since its bowl game win over West Virginia, let‚Äôs break down what to look for. Tommy DeVito shows out as the starter After two years in the program, Tommy…
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Reacting to the first Syracuse football depth chart of 2019
Nearly all of the attention that Syracuse fans have to spare is currently focused solely on SU basketball and for good reason. The Orange have put themselves in a great spot to make the NCAA Tournament and are coming off a dominant win over Wake Forest, before welcoming No. 2 Virginia to the Dome on…
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