Tag: Syracuse football
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Two Teams, One Question: Who Starts at QB for Syracuse and Tennessee?
While Syracuse has its own quarterback competition issues, Tennessee is dealing with its own set of challenges on who might be under center to begin the season. This ongoing battle for both schools comes on the heels of the college football season, which these two teams play each other in the first week in Atlanta…
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Previewing Tennessee, Syracuse’s Week 1 Opponent in Atlanta
16 days until week 1 of college football; the Orange face the Tennessee Volunteers in the Aflac Kickoff Game from Mercedes-Benz Stadium, home of the Atlanta Falcons. While there has been plenty of offseason Syracuse news to keep fans busy, including an ongoing quarterback battle, Rocky Top will look a lot different from the 2024…
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Syracuse Left Out of Preseason AP Top 25 Poll
Despite a largely successful season under Fran Brown last year, Syracuse was left out of the Preseason AP Top 25 Poll.
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Demetres Samuel Jr is Practicing as a Two-Way Player
When Head Coach Fran Brown and the Orange staff flipped Samuel from the Florida Gators, a four-star defensive back who also played wide receiver in high school, his elite offensive highlights began to go viral on Syracuse fans’ social media feeds. Two-way players are rare in college football, but has increased in recent years with…
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Remembering The Finest Syracuse Football Coaches Ever
Representing Syracuse football, the team hasn’t always gotten things right on the field. However, when assessing Syracuse’s history, some magical moments have been overseen by some highly influential coaches, with Fran Brown hoping to make some memories of his own. Whether Brown can lead the team to glory in the future remains to be seen,…
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Fran Brown Eyes Tough Decision Between Collins and Angeli at QB
Syracuse’s football season is just around the corner. The biggest question still stands: who’s going to be the starting quarterback in Fran Brown’s second year at the helm? It could be Rickie Collins, an LSU transfer QB who Coach Brown initially named the starter in the spring. “It’s a surreal moment. A blessing, really, from…
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Syracuse’s Most Anticipated College Football Matchups This Season
As the crisp air of fall returns, so does the energy surrounding Syracuse football. This program is riding high after its first 10-win season since 2018 and a resounding Holiday Bowl victory. No longer an underdog, Syracuse faces a fall slate packed with high-stakes showdowns and road tests against college football’s elite. This season offers…
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Former Syracuse Football Players Clash in the Hall of Fame Game
After six grueling football-less months, teams are starting to ramp up with the regular season just around the corner. NFL Training camp drill highlight videos have flooded social media pages, and Syracuse football began their fall camp earlier this week. Just five weeks from today, fans will be able to enjoy regular season action from…
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Syracuse Football’s ACC Kickoff Spotlight: Veterans, a Rising Star, and a QB Battle to Watch
With the summer sun warming Syracuse, Orange football supporters are eager for the coming season. The yearly ACC Kickoff in Charlotte, North Carolina, is approaching, signaling the start of the college football countdown. This year, Syracuse University will send four skilled players and head coach Fran Brown to the media event. This gives fans a…
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Hackett Returns to Packers Amid Optimism Over Cap Growth and Roster Stability
In a surprising turn of events, former Syracuse coordinator Nathaniel Hackett has returned to the Green Bay Packers as an analyst for the 2025 training camp. Hackett’s return comes at a good time, as the Packers were recently able to get right tackle Zach Tom to sign a four-year contract extension, bringing stability to the…
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Three Former Syracuse Stars Set for a Huge Year in the NFL
When the leaves blaze orange upstate, there’s an electricity that sweeps through the Dome unlike anything else. The Syracuse Orange are gearing up for perhaps their most anticipated college football season of the last two decades. Fran Brown’s debut year culminated by picking up just its third ten-win season since the turn of the millennium,…
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Syracuse needs to figure out its quarterback ASAP
In just a few days’ time, it will officially be college football’s opening month. The Orange begin their 2025 slate on August 30 against the Tennessee Volunteers, who come off of a College Football Playoff appearance. And with all of that in mind, we still don’t know who’s going to be under center for Syracuse…
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Recapping the 2025 Syracuse Football Offseason
Just one month from now, every Syracuse student will be back on the hill. Welcome week will be over; attention will start to turn from creating dorm setups and syllabus week to the Orange’s massive week 1 game against Tennessee in the Aflac Kickoff Game. However, the 2025 team looks very different from last year’s…
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Syracuse Commit Calvin Russell III Drops to a Four Star in Rivals’ Recruiting Rankings
Calvin Russell’s commitment to Syracuse, at the time, was the highest recruiting win for the Orange in the last 25 years. It marked a milestone for the Fran Brown era: Syracuse was trending towards becoming a brand, with recruits from top states such as Florida wanting to come play for the Orange. His commitment post…
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Netflix Just Announced an SEC Football Docuseries. Their Eventual College Basketball Counterpart Must Feature the ACC
Netflix recently announced an SEC football docuseries, Any Given Saturday, that will arrive on August 5th. Camera crews followed top SEC programs such as LSU, South Carolina, Florida, Auburn, and Arkansas during the 2024 football season, capturing behind-the-scenes moments to give viewers a perspective beyond the games themselves. Their timing is impeccable; Netflix’s series is…
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Five Most Anticipated Syracuse Games Of The 2025 Season
Coming off a 10-3 season and a convincing 52-35 victory over Washington State in the Orange Bowl, there is a lot of excitement in Central New York when it comes to the 2025 NCAA football season. In Fran Brown’s first season as the Orange’s head coach, Syracuse found themselves ranked as high as 20th in…
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Syracuse lands yet another 2026 commit
The summer of Fran Brown continues in the 315. Just days after landing five-star Calvin Russell, the Orange picked up another commit in Cameron Hairston-Taylor, a 2026 defensive back out of Virgina. And if you like speed, this is the commit for you. His nickname? Zoom. Syracuse had made the top five for Hariston-Taylor less…
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Syracuse Continues To Win In The NIL Game
Syracuse went into this summer with a white-hot football team after going 10-3 and winning the Holiday Bowl, a revamped basketball roster featuring a mix of star incoming freshman and top transfers from the portal, and a lacrosse team that made the Final Four for the first time since 2013. Instead of resting on their…
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Greg Robinson Makes “Worst Coaching Hire of the Century” List By CBS
For those of us old enough to have suffered through the calamity of the Greg Robinson Era, apologies in advance. We shouldn’t have to relive this ever again. But CBS Sports compiled a list of the 25 worst coaching hires since 2000, and our old friend appeared (understandably) on the list. “Robinson was endlessly positive…
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Fizz Five 7/8: Players Era Festival, Judah Mintz, and new NIL talk
Nico Horning and Alex Burstein break down the newest happenings in SU athletics, including the Players Era Festival schedule, Judah Mintz’s Summer League play, SU hoops rotation prediction, CJ Hester’s college pick, and new words from AD Wildhack on NIL at Syracuse.
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Ranking the Five Most Exciting Syracuse Players To Use in College Football 26
Today, July 7 at noon EST, marks the early release of College Football 26. Its predessecor, the College Football 25 video game, made over $1.5 billion and became the hottest game of 2025. This success allowed for a larger pot for player payments (An $1000 increase for each player), and a pay-per-play model to compensate…
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Syracuse Football is BACK With Their First 5-Star Recruit Since 2000
After Syracuse football gained its first five-star recruit since 2000, the Orange are on track to be a national contender.
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Calvin Russell is an Orange
It almost doesn’t seem real. But the impossible has happened. Syracuse Football has landed a five-star recruit. Calvin Russell, one of the top wide receiver prospects in the Class of 2026, made his highly-awaited college decision Saturday night, choosing SU over a slew of blue bloods – Michigan, Florida State and Oregon. Russell, who would…
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Fran Brown Competing With Top Coaches
Aside from the on-field success that Fran Brown and company have experienced when it comes to Syracuse football, the Orange have been competing with other football programs around the country to secure top-level talent. Brown’s name is now in the mix with coaches like Deion Sanders for top talent four or five star players that…
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Syracuse University’s AD Reveals How SU Will Pay Its Athletes
Syracuse University’s AD, John Wildhack, revealed how the university plans to pay its athletes under the new NIL system.
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Syracuse’s 2026 Recruiting Class Gets EVEN Stronger
Defensive tackle Walter Frazier announced his commitment to Syracuse on Monday, giving the Orange their 25th recruit in the class of 2026.
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SU’s 2026 Recruiting Class Now 24th in the Nation
Syracuse’s 2026 recruiting class moved up to 24th in the nation after three-star defensive back Ibh Muhammad committed to the Orange.
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Syracuse’s Must-Win Game This Season Is…
Syracuse football has a loaded schedule next season, but no game is more important than a chance at revenge against Pitt for homecoming.
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Carter Bashir Commits to Syracuse
Carter Bashir verbally committed to the Orange on Saturday, giving Syracuse its 22nd recruit in the class of 2026.
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Syracuse Football nabs 20th recruit in 2026 class
If it seems like everyday, Syracuse Football is grabbing a new recruit, you wouldn’t be that far off. Fran Brown and his recruiting team have been on a hot streak lately, and the result means that now 20 players are coming to Syracuse as part of the 2026 class. The 20th member? Zikhere Leaks. The…
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2026 Linebacker Gemaus Sackie Commits to Syracuse
2026 linebacker Gemaus Sackie announced his commitment to Syracuse on Sunday, joining a deep recruiting class for the Orange.
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Syracuse makes top five for 2026 two-way star
The time for college coaches to contact Class of 2027 recruits has officially commenced. But that doesn’t mean that Fran Brown and co have moved on from the 2026s. And on Saturday, the Orange made ground with a big name in 2026 class. Cameron Hairston-Taylor, a 247 composite three-star athlete, named his top five schools…
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Syracuse Missing Out on Messiah Hampton Is a Reality Check
Syracuse football has been reborn under head coach Fran Brown’s guidance, but missing out on Messiah Hampton shows there’s still work to do.
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Syracuse Orange: Captivating 2025 Season Ahead
It is summer already and that means that college football season is right around the corner. It will be here in the blink of an eye. The students know it, the fans know it and the Syracuse Orange know it, even if they have already realized how difficult their schedule is going to be. The…
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You Can Help SU Football By Playing Video Games?
Who doesn’t love video games, right? There’s no better feeling than hopping on the console after a long day and gaming the night away with friends until you’ve completely lost track of time and you have to be up for work the next morning. The return of EA Sports’ College Football series took the nation…
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