Tag: Syracuse
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Fran Brown’s Culture Is Being Put to the Test by Two Blue-Chip Recruits
For nearly two years, Fran Brown has preached culture. Accountability. Character. That’s why the allegations involving Syracuse football commits Charlie Foulke IV and Masiia Acrey create such an uncomfortable situation for the Orange. And the latest details make it increasingly difficult to simply look away. According to newly obtained police records reported by syracuse.com, the…
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Gerry McNamara Loves This About Kiyan Anthony: “He Looks Me Straight in the Eyes”
One of the biggest concerns any coach can have is managing the son of a superstar. The spotlight is bigger. The expectations are louder. And sometimes the player can become more trouble than he’s worth. That’s why Gerry McNamara‘s comments about Kiyan Anthony should make Syracuse fans feel really good. “He’s a really coachable, loving…
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Syracuse Has A Budget Problem. What Does That Mean For Sports?
For the first time in years, Syracuse University is openly talking about a budget deficit. In a message to faculty and staff, Chancellor Mike Haynie acknowledged the university missed its undergraduate enrollment targets and now faces a financial shortfall. “This is a moment for urgency and purpose — not panic,” Haynie wrote. “Universities that respond…
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PLL Pro Day Presents Opportunity for Finn Thomson
The PLL Pro Day, a lifeline for 2026’s top undrafted players to shine in hopes of a roster spot, starts today in Baltimore. While most analysts have pointed towards goalies being the main group to watch after the position went fully unselected on April 14, an Orange alumni in Finn Thomson can prove his draft…
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Meet Syracuse Women’s Lacrosse’s Viral New Star: Mary Allen
There’s a new Syracuse athlete quietly blowing up online. And if you’ve spent any time scrolling Syracuse lacrosse social media lately, you’ve probably already seen her. Mary Allen, a junior defender for Syracuse Orange women’s lacrosse, has become an unexpected social media sensation while proudly repping the Orange. Following Syracuse’s heartbreaking NCAA Tournament loss to…
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In Heartbreak, Joey Spallina Showed Exactly What Syracuse Is About
There are losses that define failure. And there are losses that reveal character. For Syracuse Orange men’s lacrosse, the Final Four loss to Notre Dame Fighting Irish men’s lacrosse was crushing. This was the opportunity to complete the resurrection of the program. The chance to take the final step back to the mountaintop. It didn’t…
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Pressure Makes Diamonds: Tournament Time for Syracuse Men’s Lacrosse
Syracuse men’s lacrosse enters the gauntlet tommorow. The two-game losing streak to end the season? Irrelevant. The disappointing road L’s to Harvard, Princeton, and North Carolina? Wiped away. It’s a clean slate, its tournament time for the Orange. SU comes into the dance as the 6 seed with potentially just four games left for the…
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Syracuse Football Spring Game: Angeli Returns After Torn Achilles, But Offensive Concerns Loom for Orange in 2026 Season
Steve Angeli led all of college football in passing yards before he went down with a torn Achillies against Clemson last season. In his absence, the team failed to find a quarterback play competent enough to even keep the team competitive. As a result, the team spiraled, losing each of its last 8 games to…
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Syracuse Football Announces Top Recruit Calvin Russell III Out Indefinitely
There were rumors that Syracuse Football’s 5-star freshman wide receiver Calvin Russell suffered an injury in practice after Syracuse Football head coach Fran Brown ran out of Gerry McNamara’s introductory press conference early yesterday. Those fears became a reality this morning in a recent statement released by Brown: “Calvin Russell III suffered an injury in…
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The $8 Million Myth: Syracuse Actually Has the NIL To Compete in This Sweet 16
For months, the conversation around Syracuse Orange men’s basketball has centered on one idea: They need more money. But when you actually look at the numbers, that narrative starts to crack. Syracuse reportedly operated with roughly an $8 million roster this season. That number once felt like a disadvantage. But if you dig in, it…
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Three Takeaways From Syracuse Basketball’s Season-Ending Loss to SMU
Syracuse Basketball’s season is over after a 86-69 loss to SMU in the first round of the ACC Tournament. Here are three takeaways from the final game of the season: 1. Nate Kingz and Tyler Betsey were the only players who showed up offensively This game would have been much uglier if Nate Kingz and…
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Three Observations from Syracuse Men’s Basketball’s 88-83 loss to Wake Forest
Syracuse Men’s Basketball traveled down to Winston-Salem and lost its third straight. Here are three observations from its 88-83 defeat: 1) SU was outrebounded by Wake Forest Wake Forest entered this game as the worst rebounding team in the conference (33.0 per game). Despite that, the Orange were outrebounded by the Demon Deacons 27-20. Donnie…
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Syracuse Men’s Basketball Eyes Opportunity Against UNC
Syracuse Men’s Basketball has no choice but to turn the page after Monday’s 101-64 demolition at Duke. The loss was one of the five worst in program history and the Orange’s 11th straight defeat to the Blue Devils. Head coach Adrian Autry emphasized that there is still a season to finish. “We didn’t play the…
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What We Learned from Syracuse Basketball’s 101-64 Loss Against Duke
The Orange’s two game winning streak, and any positive or optimistic feelings surrounding this 2025/26 SU hoops squad, were snapped Monday night at Cameron Indoor. The Blue Devils crushed the ‘Cuse in the worst loss of the Adrian Autry Era. Here is what Monday’s Syracuse loss showed about this group going forward: • The defense…
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Syracuse vs California Basketball: Chris Bell Returns in Golden Bears Debut at Dome
Syracuse Men’s Basketball faces an unfamiliar foe tonight when it hosts California in its first-ever matchup with the Golden Bears. With that comes a date with an old friend, senior Chris Bell. After three seasons with the Orange, the 6’4 forward transferred to Cal this past offseason. In his time on the Hill, Bell posted…
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Takeaways From Syracuse Basketball’s 76–74 Loss Against Virginia Tech
The Orange returned to the JMA Dome after a rough 81-73 loss at Boston College last weekend, a game in which SU truly threw the game away with 18 total turnovers. SU welcomed a Virginia Tech squad in a similar record position: Both the ‘Cuse and the Hokies needed resume-builders. It was a tight game that…
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Who is Syracuse Lacrosse’s X-Factor This Spring?
We are just weeks away from the Orange’s opener against Boston University. Since mid-December’s schedule announcement, SU has drifted away from being considered title favorites. The ‘Cuse didn’t weaken over the holidays, but the analysts are fair to worry about the brutal schedule that includes a tough eight-game road trip beginning in February. Syracuse fans’…
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Syracuse adds former 5 star QB Malachi Nelson
Less than 12 hours after Syracuse football named Sean Ryan its new quarterback coach, The Orange added UTEP sophomore QB Malachi Nelson, boosting a position which has already secured two other transfers during the offseason. Nelson, a former 5 star + commit, redshirted at USC in 2023 before transferring to Boise State where he saw…
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Syracuse lands SEC tight end in transfer portal
Syracuse reportedly landed South Carolina tight end Michael Smith in the transfer portal on Sunday. Smith has three years of eligibility left.
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New Year’s Resolutions for each Syracuse team
January 1st marks the period of New Year’s Resolution: a goal people hope to follow in the new year for self-improvement. These goals are rarely followed through on, with most of the public giving up just about one month in. However, the wish to improve with the year’s clean slate is nevertheless important. Syracuse sports could…
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Syracuse’s offense stalls in 64-61 loss to Clemson
Syracuse’s offense sputtered in a 64-61 loss to Clemson as the Orange shot just 40% from the floor and 33% from deep.
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How Syracuse Football Can Replace Darrell Gill Jr’s Production
Darrell Gill Jr, Syracuse’s second-highest receiver from 2025, announced to recruiting and transfer portal insider platform On3 that he will enter his name into the transfer portal a few hours ago. Gill posted 506 yards in his third year with the Orange and lead the team with five receiving touchdowns. He was on pace for…
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Three Things Syracuse Basketball Must Fix in ACC Play to Reach the NCAA Tournament
In a do-or-die season for Adrian Autry as head coach of Syracuse Men’s Basketball, the team sits at 8-4 with one game left before ACC play. Despite a marquee win over Tennessee at the Dome, the Orange have a lot of work to do with three ranked losses in the Players Era Tournament and an…
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Naithan George’s season-high 22 points help Syracuse beat Northeastern 91-83
Naithan George scored a season-high 22 points to lead a balanced scoring effort and help Syracuse take down Northeastern 91-83.
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Debriefing Syracuse Lacrosse’s Brutal 2026 Schedule
It’s here, and its tough. On Tuesday, Syracuse men’s lacrosse its 2026 schedule. The 16 game slate features 10 ranked opponents according to lacrosse news outlet Inside Lacrosse’s fall-ball power rankings. The Orange will also head on a six-game road trip towards the end of February that lasts until mid-March. SU won’t have to worry…
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Syracuse Men’s Lacrosse Announces 2026 Captains
With just two months to go before the 2026 lacrosse season, Syracuse men’s lacrosse announced its captain’s for this upcoming season on social media today. The senior defensemen pair of Riley Figueiras and Billy Dwan III were both named captains. On the offensive side of the field, Joey Spallina and Finn Tompson were named from…
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Syracuse Basketball Shocks No. 13 Tennessee: Orange Earn Statement 62-60 Upset at the Dome
After a winless showing at the Player’s Era Tournament in Las Vegas, Syracuse Basketball returned home and took down #13 Tennessee 62-60 in what was one of its biggest wins in years. The story heading into this one was clear: under Autry, the Orange were just 2–16 against quadrant-one opponents before their trip to Las…
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A look at the final numbers from Syracuse’s QB’s this season
Syracuse’s quarterback room struggled to produce this season after Steve Angeli’s early season-ending Achilles tear.
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Syracuse Misses Out on Five Star Point Guard Deron Rippey Jr
Syracuse men’s basketball is still without a commit for its 2026 high school recruiting class. The Orange have been in contention for four stars such as new Rutgers commit Imahri Wooten, and recent Marquette commit Alex Egbuono but have failed to secure a commit. While making the top 7s and top 5as of these players…
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How sustainable is Syracuse’s early undefeated start?
Syracuse men’s basketball is off to a flying start, but with tough opponents coming up, how much of it is sustainable?
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How William Kyle III Is Powering Syracuse Basketball’s Strong Start
In the early chapters of its season, Syracuse Basketball is on a mission to elevate its game and set a new standard. To reach that next level, a team needs players who turn potential into performance and exceed expectations. For the Orange, that player has been William Kyle III. Despite sharing the floor with returning…
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“A Quiet Week on the Hill? Not for Syracuse’s Soccer and Women’s Hoops
It’s been a relatively quiet week in Syracuse athletics. After a six-game losing streak, the football team finally gets a much-needed bye week. Men’s basketball also enjoys a rare break before facing Drexel next Tuesday. But several other Syracuse teams are making plenty of noise. MSOC In one of the biggest upsets of the fall…
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Syracuse Basketball Begins the Season with a Loud 2-0 Start
Following the 2024/25 season, there were many questions surrounding Syracuse basketball. Is Adrian Autry the right leader for the post-Boeheim era? Has the famed “Orange Standard” slipped in the minds of high school recruits and prospective transfer players? The Orange’s offseason seemed to answer some questions surrounding the program’s future. In addition to their top…
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Takeaways from Syracuse Basketball’s 83-43 Win Over Delaware State
Syracuse completed its goal for week 1 of the college basketball season: grab two wins against a light non-conference slate. Today was another Orange victory in dominant fashion as they jumped out to a 10-2 lead just minutes into the contest and never looked back. He looked strong in his freshman season (2024/2025), but he…
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NBA 2K Announces Syracuse for their College Basketball Game Integration
Back in July, EA Sports announced the return of a college basketball videogame. While plans changed over the past several months from a separate college game to an integrated NBA/CBB format, the initial plan is a 16-team play mode that will launch in the beginning of 2026 as an addition to the existing NBA 2K27…
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Fran Brown Flexes Again as Four-Star Florida DB Tedarius Hughes Commits to Syracuse
Head coach Fran Brown’s 2026 recruiting class just keeps getting stronger. On Tuesday, four-star defensive back Tedarius Hughes announced he was flipping his commitment from Florida State to ACC rival Syracuse. Hughes plays for Miami Northwestern High School, where he’s teammates with five-star Syracuse commit Calvin Russell. The 6-foot-3, 180-pound safety is ranked as Florida’s…
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