Tag: Syracuse football
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Syracuse Football Dominates Central Connecticut State
Syracuse football is undefeated. Yeah, it‚Äôs only 1-0. And, no matter how much the SU coaching staff might have talked this game up as some good ‚Äòole competitive play, truly we knew this was basically the Orange‚Äôs preseason game. Syracuse destroyed defeated Central Connecticut State 50-7. The only blemish of the night came when the…
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2017 Syracuse Football Crystal Ball Predictions
The Orange is on the heels of a 4-8 season, which three of our writers correctly predicted last year. This season, there was little parity on The Fizz staff with how 2017 will shape up. Logan Grossman: 4-8 Prediction: More of the same. This time it may not necessarily be Syracuse‚Äôs fault. The Orange very…
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Syracuse Football Opponent Profile: Central Connecticut State University
Previewing Syracuse’s FCS opponent to open the new football season.
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Dino Babers Faces his Toughest Challenge Yet with Syracuse Football
Let the music play, get the fog machine ready and prepare to blow the horn in the Carrier Dome! Tomorrow is opening day for Syracuse football 2017. And while there is a lot of excitement and anticipation in the air for a Syracuse team that looks to build on its new ‚ÄúOrange is the new…
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Syracuse Football Position Preview: Quarterbacks
In Dino Babers‚Äô high-octane offense, the quarterback is the motor that makes everything run. Now with a year of experience in an unorthodox system, these signal-callers look to shift this exciting offense into a higher gear. Last season, Eric Dungey took a huge statistical leap from Scott Shafer to Babers. In the eight games that…
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Syracuse Football Position Preview: Linebackers
When you think of Syracuse under Dino Babers, offense immediately rushes to the mind. And rightfully so. Especially when the defense finished the 2016 season ranked 122nd out of 128 teams in total defense, while allowing 501.1 yards per game. The summary of the defense‚Äôs season came in the final game when it surrendered 76…
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Syracuse Football Position Preview: Wide Receivers
Previewing Dino Babers’ babies at the wide receiver position.
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How Does Alton Robinson Impact Syracuse’s Defense?
Less than two weeks before Syracuse football kicks off its 2017 campaign, the Orange got a huge boost on the defensive line. Three star defensive end Alton Robinson committed to play for SU earlier today and is eligible immediately. Robinson is a junior college product, the fourth to join the Orange in the Class of…
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How Does Eric Dungey Stack Up With Other ACC QBs?
Once a laughing stock amongst Power Five football conferences, the ACC has risen to college football supremacy. 2016 certainly sealed the envelope on that. The conference had the nation‚Äôs best team (Clemson) and best player (Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson). Somewhere in the middle of all of it lies Syracuse. The Orange hasn‚Äôt been to a…
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D.A.’s On-Air Eulogy for “Giant Among Men” Dick MacPherson
On Wednesday morning’s show on CBS Sports Radio, D.A. discussed the impact of Dick MacPherson on the most recent Golden Age of Syracuse football. He also noted that Mac’s legacy is about so much more than winning. It’s about kindness and relentless optimism.
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Former Syracuse Football Coach MacPherson Dies at 86
In seasons, there are highs and lows, wins and losses. Tuesday, the football world suffered one of its bigger losses in recent times. Former Syracuse football and New England Patriots coach Dick MacPherson died at 86 years old. The college football hall of famer is reported to have passed away at Crouse Hospital in Syracuse…
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Syracuse Football Receives Votes In Preseason Coaches Poll
Less than a month separates Syracuse football from its opener against Central Connecticut State on September 1, but the Orange hype train is already moving full steam ahead. Today, the USA Today released its Preseason Coaches Poll and SU received some traction. The Orange received three points in the initial rankings, giving it more than…
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Cardarius Gaskin to Name Top Six Schools Tonight
Syracuse was named to one recruit‚Äôs top schools list yesterday, so why not make it onto another one today? 2018 three-star wide receiver Cardarius Gaskin tweeted out that he will announce his top six schools at 9 p.m. tonight. Gaskin ranks as the 726th best prospect nation-wide, 122nd at his position and 114th overall in…
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Quarterback Steven Krajewski Visits Syracuse
In the midst of a flurry of basketball news with Boeheim‚Äôs Army, Buddy Boeheim and more offers to the Class of 2019, Dino Babers is trying to steal the spotlight right back. Syracuse is amongst the frontrunners for 2018 three-star quarterback Steven Krajewski. The Georgia native told Syracuse.com‚Äôs Stephen Bailey that ‚ÄúSyracuse is definitely one…
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Syracuse’s Dungey and Philips Land On National Award Watch Lists
After a full year under Dino Babers, the media has closed their eyes, visualized an offense that will not huddle, opened their eyes and here we are. The Orange is coming off of a season where it was ranked in the top 50 in total offense; just a year removed from being 10th to last…
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Another 2018 SU Football Commit Wants To Play Basketball
Over the past month, we have seen a lot of crossover between the Orange football and basketball teams. It started when 2018 SU football commit Taj Harris announced he also wants to play for Jim Boeheim. Dino Babers said at this week‚Äôs ACC Media day that he wants to ‚Äúplay basketball on turf‚Äù and showed…
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Today: Four-Star and Three-Star Players Visiting Syracuse Football
Syracuse University campus might be quiet right now during summer break, but Syracuse football is busy with campus visits. Four-star offensive lineman Qadir White from the Bronx and three-star safety Cameron Jonas from Palm Beach Gardens, Florida are in Central New York right now. CuseNation.com‚Äôs Mike McAllister first reported the visits this morning. White and…
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Syracuse’s Latest WR Recruit Taj Harris Wants To Play Basketball
As the summer rolls on, nobody in the SU Athletics office has been working harder than Dino Babers. While running his football camps, the second year coach picked up yet another recruit. Class of 2018 wide receiver Taj Harris made his commitment to the Orange official yesterday via his Twitter account. 💪🏾🍊 pic.twitter.com/zLad3Objz1 — UnoUno…
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Syracuse Football: Recruit Offered Yesterday, Commits Today
Sometimes you know exactly which decision to make. That‚Äôs how Will Froumy feels today. One day after receiving an offer from Syracuse football, the offensive tackle has committed to Syracuse University. The news was first reported by Michael McAllister on Scout.com. Froumy received other offers from Bryant University, New Hampshire, Maine and UMass. The first…
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Syracuse Adds Class of 2018 Wide Receiver Anthony Queeley
Syracuse beat Duke. Again. This time it came on the gridiron recruiting circuit as the Orange picked up a verbal commitment from Class of 2018 wide receiver Anthony Queeley over schools like the Blue Devils along with Minnesota, Rutgers and Central Florida. The Florida native is SU‚Äôs third from the Sunshine State and the second…
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Steven Clark Incident Raises Questions About Medical Disqualification
Clark was medically disqualified at Syracuse but may have other options.
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Prediction Time (Again): Athlon puts SU Football in the Middle
Last week, Athlon¬†predicted Syracuse would finish 5-7 in the 2017 season and sixth out of seven teams in the ACC’s Atlantic division. This week, Athlon pulled out all the stops and ranked all 130 FBS teams in order. Syracuse ended up right in the middle at No. 63, but let’s take a deeper dive into…
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Three Syracuse Football Players Featured on Preseason All-ACC Teams
Preseason is all about predictions. Who is on the team, what they are capable of individually and what they will do together over the course of a season. With just 81 days until the first game of 2017 (but who‚Äôs counting?), various outlets are ranking players based on preseason projections. Lindy‚Äôs is the latest national…
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Syracuse DT Steven Clark Medically Disqualified
Steven Clark has been medically disqualified and will forfeit his senior year.
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Crazy Turn of Events Can Benefit Syracuse Football
Sometimes things don‚Äôt work out as planned. That is the story of Ben Bryant, now a former University of Wisconsin commit. The Class of 2018 three-star quarterback received his first college offer from the Badgers on June 24, 2016. After a couple of visits, Bryant committed to the team that reached out to him first…
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Vegas Is Wrong About Syracuse Football’s Win Total
Syracuse football fans probably rolled their eyes when they saw the Orange‚Äôs first over/under win total for the 2017 season. Four. However, don‚Äôt let Vegas dictate the expectations for this year‚Äôs team. While the schedule has been declared the hardest in the nation by CBS Sports, there are some cupcake games that the Orange should…
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Why Syracuse Football Could Benefit From the New Early Signing Period
Football recruits can now sign during a three-day period in December and that is good news for the Orange.
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Syracuse Shouldn’t Be Afraid of an SEC Team Poaching One Of Its Recruits
Three-star recruit Juan Wallace committed to the Orange back on May 4th. But his recruitment may be far from over. The linebacker received an offer from SEC powerhouse Georgia yesterday. https://twitter.com/JuanWallaceJr/status/869668645487738889 As recently as last year, an elite program, like the Bulldogs, trying to woo a Syracuse commit would have made Orange fans think that…
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How Can Syracuse Replace Amba Etta-Tawo’s Production?
Football season sits about three months away and the Orange‚Äôs offensive expectations may be a bit overhyped. After a record-breaking season from All-American Amba Etta-Tawo, the wideout has moved on to the NFL which leaves a large void for Dino Babers‚Äô high-octane offense. However, Etta-Tawo‚Äôs numbers prior to coming to Syracuse would never have suggested…
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Sports Illustrated Writer Pegs Syracuse As Tier 3 Football Program
Ranking college sports programs by prestige is never an exact science: everyone has their own parameters to define the difference between a ‚Äúblue blood‚Äù and a ‚Äúcellar dweller,‚Äù and people react to single-season performances ‚Äî whether it be a surprisingly successful campaign or an uncharacteristic down year ‚Äî in different ways. Aside from declaring the…
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Syracuse Football Lands Three-Star Running Back
When you typically think of an offseason, you might think of things being slower paced. But it seems Syracuse football wants to be the new fast all year long. After making a slew of offers to players in the 2018, 2019 and even the 2020 class yesterday, Orange football received a hard commitment from Class…
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Syracuse Offers Four Football Recruits Wednesday
If you‚Äôve ever taken a day to blow through several items on a to-do list, you understand the latest Syracuse football recruiting news. In a three-hour span Wednesday afternoon, four recruits tweeted that the Orange had offered them a scholarship. First, 2018 wide receiver Kearis Jackson broke the news at 1:23. Four minutes later, Jacob…
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What To Expect From Syracuse’s Running Backs
We know the Orange prides itself on its fast paced, down the field offense. However, you need a balanced attack to a certain degree to open up the field. With that being said, the Orange‚Äôs running back situation is in flux at the moment. There have been a lot of moving parts over the offseason,…
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Syracuse Football Adds Fifth Recruit from Class of ’18
Some decisions in life take a long time to make. Others come more quickly. Just under one month after receiving an offer from Syracuse football, Ja‚Äôqurius Smith accepted the invitation and committed to the Orange this morning. Smith is a three star outside linebacker, according to 247Sports.com. The Lakeland, Florida native is the 47th ranked…
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Does Dino Babers’ System Hurt NFL Prospects?
For the third straight year, Syracuse football did not have an offensive or defensive player selected in the NFL draft. While SU has struggled to produce NFL-caliber talent on the gridiron in recent years, this time around was somewhat mind-boggling. Wideout Amba Etta-Tawo put up video game numbers in his lone season on the Hill,…
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Syracuse Adds Fourth Defensive End to Class of 2017
Syracuse adds another player to its 2017 recruiting class.
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