Tag: offensive line
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How Syracuse is Preparing for Army with Its Injury Issues
Syracuse football is off to another hot start in 2023, very similar to 2022, but that isn’t without losing a couple of its most important players for the season, just like it did last year in September. The Orange are down star pass catcher Oronode Gadsden II, who suffered a serious foot injury against Western…
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How is Dino Babers Filling the Gaps in His Coaching Staff?
While Syracuse men’s basketball is riding the ups and downs of its ACC slate, SU football is quietly trying to rebuild its staff and roster after losing key players in the transfer portal and coaches to other universities. The thrill of the almighty dollar has left the Orange without key leaders on both sides of…
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Stock Up, Stock Down: Bye Week Evaluation
Throughout the first five weeks of Syracuse football, the Orange have been through many highs, and a few lows. The 5-0 record is a great accomplishment, and the high-flying SU passing offense has been the antithesis of last year’s Sterlin Gilbert slog. However, there have been nail-biting moments, head-scratchers and injuries. Not everything has been…
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Fizz Instant Reaction: Syracuse 22, Virginia 20
Syracuse pulled a nail-biter out on Friday night, with a 22-20 win over Virginia. Check out the Fizz’s instant reaction from the Dome press box, complete with exclusive comments from Oronde Gadsden and Dino Babers’ press conference. Fizz staffers Ian Unsworth, Francesco Simone, Liam Griffin and John Eads all chimed in with their thoughts. Key…
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Part II: Syracuse Football is Successful If… It Wins in the Trenches
Photo courtesy of syracuse.com
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Three Things to Watch in SU’s Spring Game: Offense
It may not seem like spring in Central New York, but the calendar does not lie. Syracuse football’s spring practices are in full swing, and the Orange have the chance to showcase their skills in front of the fanbase this Friday, April 1, in the first Orange and Blue game since 2019 (tune into ACCN…
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Syracuse’s Most Important Players: #6 Airon Servais
As the countdown inches closer to the start of the Syracuse football season, we at Fizz continue our top ten most important players list. Check out who landed at No. 10, 9, 8 and 7. Onward to spot six is another offensive lineman, joining Matthew Bergeron on this list. It’s the player who swapped tackle…
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Syracuse’s Most Important Players: #9 Matthew Bergeron
We‚Äôre just 17 days away from Syracuse football‚Äôs opener against Ohio. In the meantime, the Fizz is putting together a top 10 list of SU‚Äôs most important contributors for the 2021 season. You can read #10 on the list here. No. 9 on our list is a returning face on one of SU‚Äôs most critical…
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Fizz Radio 6/19: Boeheim’s Army, Offensive Line Outlook, Five Star Review, Fizz Feedback
Matt Bonaparte and Cam Ezeir sit down for another edition of Fizz Radio. The guys discuss the Boeheim’s Army roster, the future of SU’s offensive line, and give you another insider report on Five-Star Review.
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Can SU’s Offensive Line Survive Without Willie Tyler?
Syracuse fans might be scrambling right now with Texas offensive line transfer Willie Tyler parting ways with the Orange program before even stepping foot on campus. For a while he seemed like just what SU needed to protect their signal caller, whoever that might be this season. Although one could argue that position is in…
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Fizz Final: Syracuse loses to Pitt 21-10
Ian Unsworth and John Eads discuss the horrific play of the SU offense and the continued greatness of Tony White’s 3-3-5 in Syracuse’s disheartening 21-10 loss to Pitt.
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Syracuse’s Most Important Players: #3 Airon Servais
Coming off as bad a performance an offensive line can have, Airon Servais looks to anchor a unit that can protect its quarterback. Tommy DeVito was sacked more than any QB in the country last season, a staggering 44 times. Why SU Needs Him Servais played the majority of last season filling in for an…
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Will Syracuse’s Offensive Line Improve this Season?
Last season Syracuse football was underwhelming. Just 5 wins after a 10-win, bowl winning season was a bad look for the Orange. The main problem with the team? The offensive line. In 2019, SU ranked 127th out of 130 teams in sacks allowed with 50, only edging out Miami, Akron, and Old Dominion. Tommy DeVito…
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Offensive Line Issues Could Continue if Syracuse Doesn’t Improve Recruiting
At this point in the season, as SU sits at 3-4, it‚Äôs obvious what‚Äôs gone wrong. Syracuse is home to the worst offensive line in the FBS. In its three ACC games, the Orange have allowed 25 sacks. Over the course of the year, Syracuse has allowed an FBS-worst 35 sacks. That averages out to…
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Fizz Film Room: Just How Bad is the O-Line?
8, 8, 9. That’s the amount of sacks Syracuse has allowed in its last three games against power five opponents after nine again last night to Pittsburgh. The Orange are allowing 5.0 sacks per game, by far the worst mark in the country out of 130 teams. Now it might be easy to look at…
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Missed Opportunities, Mistakes, Anemic Offense Doom Syracuse in 41-6 Loss to Clemson
When you‚Äôve got the defending national champion and consensus No. 1 team in the country at your place and they‚Äôre four-touchdown favorites, you‚Äôve got to play a near perfect game to beat them. You cannot beat yourselves and you cannot make mistakes. Syracuse beat themselves and made mistakes in an ugly 41-6 loss to Clemson…
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Offensive Line Faces Tough Challenge With Tigers Roaring In
Before we dive into the bad news and ponder what may happen to SU‚Äôs offensive line against Clemson‚Äôs front seven on Saturday, let‚Äôs begin with some good news. Airon Servais recorded his first tackle of the season last week. Three years of hard work finally paid off, as Servais notched the second tackle of his…
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Week 1 Syracuse O-Line Analysis
Heading into Syracuse’s season-opening game against Liberty, fourth-year head coach Dino Babers made it clear which position group was most important: the offensive line. We got our first look at the unit in the Orange’s 24-0 shutout of the Flames. By now you know redshirt-sophomore Tommy DeVito was shaky. How much of that was due…
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Depth Separates SU Football From Others
Over Dino Babers‚Äô tenure at Syracuse, he‚Äôs flipped the trajectory of the program. Gone are the days of 4-8 seasons. Now, it‚Äôs not crazy for SU fans to imagine consistent 10 win seasons. Babers‚Äô up-tempo offense has played a huge role in the turnaround. So has a much improved offensive line and defense. But another…
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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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SU lands pair of linemen, one grad transfer, one as first commit in 2020
Now that basketball season has officially come to a close and football season is still five months away, it‚Äôs time to turn our collective attention back to the recruiting scene. The basketball team is making some late-cycle noise with a skilled European center on his way for a visit next week, but it‚Äôs the football…
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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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Stock Up, Stock Down From Cuse in the City
If John Wildhack learned anything from this past weekend, it might be to never schedule a giant weekend in New York City ever again. Jokes aside, a peaking Syracuse athletics program took a sharp downward turn after a 1-3 showing in NYC. The only saving grace was Women‚Äôs basketball beating a ranked Texas A&M team…
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8/4 Fizz Radio: Recapping Week 1 of Cuse Camp and Who Will Step Up at WR?
The Fizz’s Tyler Aki goes through some notes and preliminary reactions to the first couple days of Syracuse football’s summer camp (0:00-12:46), Jonathon Hoppe joins to guess which anonymous ACC coach’s said what about the Syracuse football program (12:46-24:50), evaluating the ceiling of the wide receivers with JD Raucci (24:50-37:23), and wraps it all up…
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Syracuse Football Position Previews 2018: Offensive Line
Make no mistake: the offensive line will be a major strength for the Orange this year. Unlike years past, Syracuse has a group of capable, experienced players in the trenches. The unit loses Jamar McGloster to the NFL, but adds Texas A&M transfer Koda Martin, who happens to be coach Dino Babers’ son-in-law. All five…
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Koda Martin: Much More Than the Coaches Son-In-Law
When offensive tackle Koda Martin announced his decision to join Syracuse as a graduate transfer, all the talk was about his connections to the program. After all, when you‚Äôre married to Dino Babers‘ daughter and you‚Äôre the son of the newly-named quarterbacks coach (Kirk Martin), that‚Äôs likely to happen. However, Martin brings much more to…
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Syracuse football offers more 2019 linemen
Last week and weekend, Syracuse football focused its recruiting efforts on protecting its future quarterbacks. The Orange sent out scholarship offers to three offensive linemen, and this week has offered another pair of linemen, another on offense and one on defense. Marcus Stripling If he had committed to Syracuse this year, defensive end Marcus Stripling…
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SU football offers trio of 2019 O-Linemen
With basketball season officially over and a whirlwind week of roster moves behind us, at least some of the attention around SU athletics should start shifting over to the football side of things. Spring practice is in full swing and Dino Babers‚Äôs bunch gets its first chance to show its new-look defense and wide receiving…
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Syracuse Football Ready to Snap Up Hot New Prospect Tyrone Sampson
Now that the offseason is upon us, it’s time to start looking ahead to the talent Syracuse will have in Year 3 under Dino Babers. Syracuse has been targeting what it hopes are potential stars in recruiting over the past year¬†and, in a just few weeks they may become Orange, since players are now able…
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Biggest Surprise in SU’s 27-24 Win Over Clemson
Before Syracuse‚Äôs matchup with Clemson, all the talk was about the elite Tigers defense. Many expected the Orange to struggle to move the ball and put points on the board. As we all know, that didn‚Äôt pan out so well. Syracuse posted 27 points on the Tigers, the most points Clemson has allowed so far…
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Why SU football’s offense struggled against MTSU
Going into Saturday afternoon, many thought Syracuse‚Äôs game against Middle Tennessee State would come down to how SU‚Äôs fragile secondary would hold up without starting safety Antwan Cordy. Hardly anyone was worried about the Orange offense, which had scored a whopping 111 points in its previous two games. However, the Syracuse defense stepped up on…
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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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