Tag: recruiting
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Three Key Syracuse Recruits Under Dino Babers
The Dino Babers era at Syracuse has been a roller coaster of emotions. First, the upset against Virginia Tech. Then the unforgettable win over #2 Clemson. Then a 10-win season coupled with a trip to the Camping World Bowl. Then one of the most disappointing seasons in program history? To be fair, there have been…
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Transfers Syracuse Isn’t Recruiting, But Should
Syracuse‚Äôs roster from this year to next is going to be drastically different. Jalen Carey, Howard Washington and Brycen Goodine are all out. The three backup guards entered the transfer portal a few weeks ago. Plus, Elijah Hughes declared for the NBA draft earlier this week. With those players leaving and only two recruits coming…
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Syracuse Picks Up First Commitment in Class of 2021
For the past week and change, the entire sports world has been put on hold as global efforts to contain COVID-19 or the novel coronavirus continue to persist. We haven‚Äôt seen a live sporting event in quite some time and nobody is really sure when the next one is coming. While the on-field/on-court product has…
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Film Breakdown: Kadary Richmond
Sports might not be the first thing on anyone‚Äôs mind right now. I can tell you it’s not the first thing on mine. Unfortunately, COVID-19 did take down the whole sports world. The NBA was first, then conference tournaments, other professional sports leagues, and finally, the NCAA Tournament. And it came at a horrible time…
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The Recruiting Power of Dior Johnson
When you think of some of the elite recruiters in college basketball, your mind probably goes to the likes of John Calipari, Mike Krzyzewski or Bill Self. Five to ten years ago, you may have also thought of Jim Boeheim, but his self-admitted struggles with picking up a really quality big man over the last…
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Five-Starless No More! Syracuse Scores Dior
WOAH! Five. Star. Commit. Those are words Syracuse hasn‚Äôt been able to boast in roughly six years. However, that all changed on Friday (Feb. 7) when Class of 2022 guard Dior Johnson announced his commitment to the Orange. ‚ÄúI don‚Äôt have anything against the Blue Bloods, but I‚Äôm the kind of guy who wants to…
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Syracuse Offers Four-Star Western New York Standout
It‚Äôs a little tough to think of many positives for SU basketball after Wednesday‚Äôs season-opening loss to Virginia. Any time you only score 34 points in a home game, even if it‚Äôs against a historically great defense, not many people are going to walk away terribly pleased. But have no fear, Fizz Nation, because a…
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Getting to Know Syracuse’s Possible Quarterback Transfer- Cade Fortin
Tommy DeVito waited two seasons for his chance to be Syracuse‚Äôs starting quarterback. This season the redshirt sophomore got his shot. He was touted as Dino Babers‚Äôs ‚Äúgolden child,‚Äù but he isn‚Äôt playing up to expectations. DeVito is averaging 231 yards per game and has thrown for 15 touchdowns in nine games. His numbers aren‚Äôt…
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Syracuse Picks Up Huge Defensive End Commit in Class of 2020
On a day that featured one of the worst performances for Syracuse football in the last decade, it didn‚Äôt seem like there was any way for the program to salvage some level of positivity away from the weekend. Not only was the game itself embarrassing, but it also put SU in a position where it…
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How Does SU’s Recruiting Class Stack Up With Rest of ACC
As we head into Week 4 of the college football season, it seems like a good time to check in on Syracuse football‚Äôs recruiting class. Dino Babers isn‚Äôt known for big time recruiting classes, but he consistently finds diamonds in the rough ‚Äì like Andre Cisco. He‚Äôs also formed one of the best special teams…
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Expectations Rise for SU’s 2018 Recruiting Class
Evaluating recruiting classes is a fluid process. For example, Syracuse’s 2018 group now looks even better than it did on signing day after more-than-solid freshman seasons from guys like Andre Cisco and Taj Harris. The Orange’s 2018 cycle has proven to be the most productive for the program since Dino Babers took over three years…
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Syracuse Adds Two New Recruits to 2020 Class
Dino Babers had a busy Father’s Day afternoon, adding two new recruits to the 2020 recruiting cycle. Three-stars Leon Lowery (DE from New Jersey) and Justin Barron (ATH from Connecticut) became the fourth and fifth recruits to verbally commit to Syracuse. The addition of Lowery and Barron removes Syracuse from the cellar of the 2020…
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Syracuse offers 2021 five-star small forward Quincy Allen
The 2019 class is seemingly set in stone. Jim Boeheim is starting to make hard pushes for top-level guys in the class of 2020. And now Syracuse has started to turn at least some of its attention to building up its 2021 class. Just about a month after Boeheim and Gerry McNamara took a visit…
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How Eric Dungey Switching to TE Could Help Syracuse Recruiting
The good news is Dino Babers gets it. The better news is he’s staying. Syracuse’s head coach has proven since he stepped onto campus that marketing and promotion comes easy. This is not to say Babers is just a carnival barker, because he can clearly coach as well. But his savviness with social media, his…
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Jim Boeheim Takes Home Visit with 2020 Four-Star Guard
Barring any major surprises, it looks like Jim Boeheim‚Äôs 2019 recruiting class is officially filled out after center Jesse Edwards officially signed his NLI on Monday. There‚Äôs a lot to look forward to as that class gets set to arrive in Syracuse in just a few months. With that being said, however, it‚Äôs about that…
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What to Make of Syracuse Basketball’s Class of 2019
With the recent addition of center Jesse Edwards, Syracuse has five incoming freshman in their Class of 2019. That‚Äôs the most since Tyler Ennis‚Äô 2013 class. Assuming Oshae Brissett returns to school after testing the NBA Draft waters, that will leave the Orange with a full 13 scholarships. That means, barring any unforeseen changes, there…
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Syracuse Football’s Unique Recruiting Strategy
What if we told you that Syracuse football was No. 2 in the country? You‚Äôd probably look at us like we had 10,000 heads and had lost all of our marbles. Well, it‚Äôs actually true, but not necessarily in the way that most SU fans would hope for. According to 247Sports and The Athletic‚Äôs Max…
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Four Key Messages We Learned from Dino Babers on National Signing Day
Although Syracuse football head coach Dino Babers said most of the Orange‚Äôs recruiting class signed on Early National Signing Day in December, today‚Äôs National Signing Day was full of impactful moments. The ‚Äúfine tuning‚Äù of the signing class today, as Babers put it, includes quarterback David Summers, running back Garrison Johnson, defensive tackle Jason…
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Three Biggest Takeaways From Syracuse’s Class of 2019
The closing bell has rung on the second college football signing period and it ended with the Orange tacking on another four commits. Dino Babers‚Äô class currently sits at 52nd in the country and 10th in the ACC, per 247Sports. While those rankings may not sound like they match up for a team that ended…
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Complete Guide to SU Football’s 2019 Class
Syracuse added four signees on National Signing Day, rounding off the class at 21 players. For details on the new commits, check out this piece. Time to break down the 2019 class in full. By Position: Defense: 13 Six DLs ¬†Four DBs Three LBs Offense: 8 Three OLs Two RBs One QB One TE One…
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Five-star center Isaiah Stewart spurns Syracuse, headed to Washington
One of the biggest narratives surrounding Syracuse basketball this season has been the Orange‚Äôs inability to get production from the center spot. Paschal Chukwu and Marek Dolezaj have improved their games a touch over the last week or so, but still, Syracuse hasn‚Äôt had a standout center since Rakeem Christmas in the 2014-2015 season. Unfortunately…
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Three-Star Safety Dorian Hewett Decommits From Syracuse
With the magical run that Syracuse football put together in 2018, SU fans started to become accustomed to happy surprises on the recruiting scene. The top three players in the Orange‚Äôs class of 2019 (Mikel Jones, Lee Kpogba and Cornelius Nunn) all officially affirmed their commitment to Dino Babers and company late in the cycle…
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Joe Girard III Is Leading Country In Scoring
Syracuse Class of 2019 commit Joe Girard III is picking up where he left off, putting up absurdly astronomical numbers for Glens Falls Basketball. Syracuse commit @JG3_____ scores 57 points for @GFSDathletics Tuesday night. 🍊 Girard is now leading the country with 46.3 PPG through his first four games.#BeDifferent (Via @GFSDathletics ) pic.twitter.com/kCYn24bBzc — MaxPreps…
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Syracuse bolsters secondary with three-stars Cole, Greenwood
For the first time in a couple of months, Syracuse football finally has some down time. SU won‚Äôt find out its bowl opponent until Sunday and even after that will have at least three more weeks until it plays another game. But don‚Äôt let that down time fool you, the Orange were still very active…
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Syracuse Lands Four-Star Linebacker Lee Kpogba
What? Dino Babers has his signature recruit for the 2019 class. Who? Lee Kpogba is a three-star on 247Sports.com but a four-star and the 6th ranked outside linebacker in the country by Rivals.com. He’s 6′ 2″ 210 lbs. out of Winston Salem, North Carolina. Florida State, Duke and Tennessee were among his offers. Kpogba was…
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11/4 FizzCast: Syracuse=Football School and Quincy Guerrier Commits
The Fizz’s Tyler Aki and Tim Leonard return to break down Syracuse’s unheralded football success in 2018, what the future holds and analyze Quincy Guerrier’s commitment to SU basketball.
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Got Him! Four-Star Recruit Quincy Guerrier Commits to Syracuse
Reporting by Tyler Aki Syracuse got more treats than tricks on Halloween today. Four star recruit Quincy Guerrier announced he‚Äôs coming to play for the Orange in 2019. He made his announcement at halftime of the Pacers and Knicks game on the RDS 2 feed, a sister channel of TSN. This is similar to what…
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SU Football Offers Pair of Defensive Studs
Even though Syracuse topped North Carolina in a double-overtime nail-biter on Saturday, there are still a lot of questions surrounding the Orange and it seems like most of them remain on the defensive side of the ball. After giving up more than 300 yards of rushing against both Clemson and Pitt in its prior two…
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The Class of 2017 Beat UNC, Shows Promise for Syracuse’s Future
When Dino Babers came to Syracuse, his initial recruiting class felt more like step-sons than blood family. They weren‚Äôt his guys, they were Scott Shafer‚Äôs. But when the 2017 cycle came around, Babers finally got the prospects he sought out to fit his system. Now that those players have a season and a half under…
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Everything You Need To Know About Joe Girard’s College Decision
It‚Äôs the day a lot of Syracuse hoops fans have been waiting for. Three star guard Joe Girard will pick his future team today. Here‚Äôs the rundown of the Glens Falls product‚Äôs impending decision: Who: Joe Girard is a three star guard from upstate New York. He is the state‚Äôs all-time leading scorer, despite not…
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10/13 Fizz Radio: Tempering the Overreaction and Will Joe Girard Pick Syracuse?
The Fizz’s Tyler Aki and Gill Gross break down Syracuse’s first half performance (0:00-13:13), what they want to see in the second half of the season (13:13-28:14), evaluating Joe Girard’s pending college decision (28:14-35:44) and wrap it all up with Fizz Feedback (35:44-End).
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Three recruits that would make it OK if Joe Girard didn’t pick SU
With Syracuse football on its bye week and coming off two losses, attention has quickly turned from the gridiron to the hardwood for SU fans. The Orange‚Äôs first scrimmage of the season is less than two weeks away when they take on The College of St. Rose in the Dome on October 25th, but another…
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Syracuse Lands Three-Star Big Man
With basketball season on the horizon, Syracuse received some good news on Tuesday about a 2019 recruit. Three-star center John Bol Ajak has committed to the Orange. The Pennsylvania native’s commitment comes 13 months after SU offered him last September. Breaking: John Bol Ajak, a class of 2019 Big Man from @WTbbasketball (PA), just committed…
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SU Extends Offer to Class of 2020 4-Star Combo Guard Symir Torrence
As the saying goes, real estate is all about one thing: location, location, location. Apparently, basketball recruitment follows the same philosophy. We‚Äôve been expecting it for a while now, but on Saturday, it became official: the Orange offered Syracuse native and class of 2020 combo guard Symir Torrence. https://twitter.com/VTAcademyHoops/status/1033438238151778304 Torrence is from the Salt City…
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Recruiting Wrap Up: Syracuse Football Picks Up Four 2019 Recruits As Camp Starts
Even with summer camp getting underway this week, Dino Babers secured four commitments for the Class of 2019. Wide receiver Nazir Burnett, defensive end Ishmael Goulbourne, cornerback Garrett Williams and safety Dorian Hewett all made verbal commitments to the Orange. All four prospects are three-star recruits, according to 247Sports. There has been a clear emphasis…
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