Tag: Syracuse Orange
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Syracuse Sits At Bottom of ACC in Latest FPI Rankings
Syracuse comes in at the bottom of the ACC in the latest FPI rankings, viewed as a below-average team by the model.
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Syracuse’s offensive woes with Rickie Collins continue in 30-13 loss to Pitt
Syracuse’s offensive woes continued in its 30-13 loss to Pitt, with Rickie Collins throwing three interceptions.
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Pitt Riding Momentum Into ACC Battle With Struggling Syracuse
Fresh off their bye week, Syracuse football (3-3, 1-2) squares off with Pitt (4-2, 2-1) in an ACC showdown on Saturday. It’s a tale of two teams headed in opposite directions. Since their loss to Louisville, the Panthers have won back-to-back games, including a 34–31 upset win over Florida State. The Pitt offense is red…
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Syracuse Head Coach Fran Brown Addresses Penn State Coaching Rumors
Penn State was ranked the second best team in the country ahead of the 2025 season. After a 3-3 start, longtime head coach James Franklin was fired, and Syracuse’s Fran Brown emerged as a popular candidate to take over. He’s not going anywhere…. or at least that’s what he says. Coach Brown has become a…
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Syracuse Football at a Crossroads After Angeli Injury
It was just a few weeks ago that there was a plethora of optimism building around the Syracuse football team. Quarterback Steve Angeli was the nation’s leader in passing yards through three weeks of the regular season. It brought back memories of what Kyle McCord did for SU last year. The only difference was many…
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Ranking Syracuse Lacrosse’s 2026 Home Games
Following its scrimmage weekend in New Jersey, Syracuse lacrosse announced their home opponents for the 2026 spring. The home slate features some old foes, some ACC appointment-television matchups, and two first-ever matchups. The Orange look to use the JMA Dome crowd to fuel a strong regular season towards capturing their first National Championship since 2013.…
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Joey Spallina named Tewaaraton Award Favorite in 2026
Folks, buckle up: the Joey Spallina senior year finale brings even more hype to an Orange team that has true National Championship aspirations. Inside Lacrosse, one of the largest lacrosse news websites, named the Orange’s trusty #22 as the favorite to take home the prestigious Tewaaraton Award (College lacrosse player of the year). Last year’s…
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Syracuse Lacrosse Ranked 3rd Nationally in Inside Lacrosse’s Power Rankings
October is here. Syracuse football is trying to rebound this weekend on the road against SMU, Syracuse basketball begins preseason games in a few weeks, and Syracuse lacrosse continues its “Fall Ball” work with practices and scrimmages upcoming this month. While there is already anticipation for the 2026 season as a star-studded senior class makes…
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Syracuse plummets in ESPN’s latest FPI rankings
Syracuse plummeted in ESPN’s FPI rankings after a 38-3 blowout loss at the hands of Duke, remaining at the bottom of the ACC.
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Syracuse Silenced 38-3 By Duke In Sold-Out Dome
What looked like a promising first few plays of the ballgame, turned into catastrophe for Syracuse. The Orange fell to the Duke Blue Devils 34-13. SU quarterback Rickie Collins started his first game in Orange after Steve Angeli was sidelined for the season with a torn Achilles during the third quarter of the Clemson game.…
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Syracuse QB Steve Angeli Out for Season With Torn Achilles
Syracuse quarterback Steve Angeli is out for the remainder of the season, according to Pete Thamel of ESPN. https://x.com/PeteThamel/status/1969822096248520730?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet This is a huge blow for the Orange after the junior began the first three weeks as the nation’s leading passer. It also comes after Angeli threw for 244 yards and two touchdown passes in SU’s…
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After ACC Honors, Gill Jr. Ready For Clemson Challenge
Syracuse wide receiver Darrell Gill Jr. is fresh off a dominant day against Colgate over the weekend. The junior led all SU receivers with six receptions for 152 yards and two touchdowns. This included an incredible grab where he leaped up and caught the ball over a Colgate defensive back for a 43-yard touchdown in…
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Age Is Just a Number: 17-Year-Old Samuel Officially Makes Two-Way Impact for Syracuse
17-year-old freshman Demetres Samuel Jr. is doing one-of-a-kind things for Syracuse. The youngster from Palm Bay, Florida has established himself as one of the versatile players for SU that can play on both sides of the ball. Jamie Tremble has entered that discussion, too, in the last several weeks for Syracuse with head coach Fran…
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SU’s Offensive Line Is The Key To Steve Angeli’s Success
It may not seem like it based on the “Rickie! Rickie!” chants during Syracuse’s home opener against UConn, but quarterback Steve Angeli has brushed off the noise and culminated himself into the nation’s leading passer through the first three weeks of SU football. Angeli has thrown for 1,072 yards and tossed eight touchdown passes thus…
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Syracuse Football Wish List vs Colgate: Keys to taking advantage of the final non-conference matchup
The Orange’s upcoming contest against Colgate, a New York rival, should provide a relatively easy win to push SU to 2-1 on the season. However, every game throughout the 12-week slate is important and should have a meaning attached. The scoreboard is not the first priority; while Syracuse may win the actual game, there are…
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Dan Villari Quietly Filling Oronde Gadsden’s Shoes
Dan Villari has proved more than capable of taking over as Syracuse’s starting tight end two games into the season.
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Syracuse Moves Up Slightly in ESPN’s FPI Rankings
Syracuse moved up slightly in ESPN’s FPI rankings after a 27-20 overtime win against UConn, but remains at the bottom of the ACC.
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Syracuse Drops to 14th in Latest ACC Power Index
Syracuse dropped to 14th out of 17 teams in ESPN’s ACC Power Index after losing 45-26 to Tennessee in its season opener.
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New Year, Same Defensive Struggles From Syracuse
After struggling to defend the run last year, Syracuse couldn’t contain Tennessee’s backfield in Week 1, allowing 246 rushing yards.
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Gameday in Atlanta: Angeli, Orange Face Ranked Tennessee in High-Stakes Opener
It’s finally gameday. Not just for Syracuse, but for many college football teams. Syracuse and Tennessee square off at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Ohio State and Texas go at it in Columbus. Lee Corso retires after 38 seasons, and appears for his final College GameDay. For SU, it’s not just any ordinary season-opener. It’s one…
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Syracuse Football Projected to Miss Playoffs
Less than a week after being left out of the Preseason AP Top 25 poll, Syracuse was projected to miss the playoffs in ESPN’s recent article.
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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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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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Orange Roots, Green-Teamed Stardom: Syracuse Alum Drew Carter Hit It Big as a Celtics Broadcaster
Syracuse basketball has undoubtedly been through a rough patch recently: Missing March Madness since 2021, the retirement of legendary coach Jim Boeheim, missing an NBA draft pick since the 2020 draft, and an overall drop in competitive play against the other ACC power programs. Despite strong summer league performances, there are currently only two former…
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Former Syracuse Attackman Owen Hiltz is Tearing Up the PLL
After being a key piece to Syracuse’s first Final Four appearance since 2013, Owen Hiltz had a delayed start to his Premier Lacrosse League career. While other players began stuffing the nets and stat sheets on May 30th in Albany, Hiltz debuted with the Carolina Chaos on June 22nd. Entering August, however, fans wouldn’t even…
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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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TBT Ends in Disappointment for Boeheim’s Army
Despite having a roster stacked with NBA-level talent, Boeheim’s Army bowed out of the TBT early in the second round after months of hype.
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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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Syracuse Basketball Remains In Mix For 2026 Five-Star PG
Syracuse was recently named as one of the final 12 schools for 2026 five-star point guard Deron Rippey Jr.
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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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Don’t Sleep on Syracuse Basketball
With all the attention surrounding Syracuse football right now, it’s easy to forget about SU basketball, which is ready for redemption.
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Where Did They Go? Catching Up With Last Season’s Orange
Syracuse fans are heading into the 2025 basketball season with an optimistic outlook: A star freshman class, a top 10 incoming transfer group, and the J.J. Starling/Donnie Freeman duo announcing their return. However, Syracuse will lose many pieces from their 2023/24 team in the process. These players knew the system; the transfer portal madness with…
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