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Pre-Pinstripe Bowl Press Conference Takeaways
Both Syracuse and Minnesota coordinators and key players met with members of the media today over Zoom before the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl on December 29. Given that most of the time, Syracuse coordinators aren’t made available to the media, this was a rare opportunity to pick the brains of both new OC Jason…
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Why is SU’s Defensive Backfield Undergoing So Much Turnover?
There’s been a lot of change in the Syracuse defense over the back couple of days. Specifically, with the Orange’s DBs. This is the unit former SU defensive coordinator Tony White led in his first two years at the helm before moving to linebackers this year. Chip West (Corners) and Nick Monroe (Safeties, Defensive Passing…
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Syracuse Grabs Two Linemen in Big Recruiting Weekend
Syracuse didn’t just beat the brakes off of Georgetown yesterday on the hardcourt. The game also served as a recruiting tool for the football team, which is in the midst of handling the most crazy season in all of CFB. Not only is Dino Babers preparing for the Pinstripe Bowl, he’s looking for a new…
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Fizz Five 12/9 – SU Football’s Coordinator Turnover, Bowl Preview, and Hoops Overview
Cam Ezeir and Carter Bainbridge are back on Fizz Five to discuss Syracuse’s recent coordinator turnover, SU’s Pinstripe Bowl preview vs. Minnesota, and SU basketball’s outlook nine games into the year.
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Star Syracuse Players Release Cryptic Tweets Following Tony White’s Departure
The heart and soul of Syracuse’s miraculous three-year defensive turnaround is gone. Nebraska poached Tony White from SU yesterday and its left the program in an unstable state. The Orange’s 3-3-5 system was nothing short of terrific since 2020 when White arrived from Arizona State. The defensive guru was nominated as a finalist for assistant…
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Who’s Next to Leave Syracuse?
December 8th, 2022 will be a day to remember for the Syracuse football program, not in a good way. Around midday, ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported the Orange defensive coordinator Tony White was heading to Nebraska to take the same role under new head coach Matt Rhule. That was just the start. A few hours later,…
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Tony White Leaves Syracuse
This one is brutal. Syracuse defensive coordinator Tony White is reportedly leaving SU to join Matt Rhule’s new staff at Nebraska. White joined the Orange in 2019, taking over a defense that gave 464 yards per game, second worst in the ACC, and 30.7 points per game, 11th out of 14 teams in the conference.…
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Fizz Spaces (10/29): Notre Dame Instant Reaction
The Fizz’s Carter Bainbridge and Ian Unsworth broke down SU’s 41-24 defeat to Notre Dame on The Fizz’s Postgame Instant Reactions Twitter Space. (Originally recorded 10/29/22)
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How SU-eet It Is: ‘Cuse Vanquishes Lost Era With Bowl Clinch
On Saturday, we were there to bear witness. We were there after Syracuse football saw College Gameday and its short-lived relevance slip through its grasp in one four-hour span in September 2019. A 63-20 immolation at the hands of Maryland in Week 2 of that year was the end of 2018’s beginning and a catapult…
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Syracuse Finds Breathing Room, Fresh Excitement With Takedown of Louisville
What a difference a year makes. This time last year, Syracuse football had just beaten Ohio 29-9 in a not-so-scintillating opener that didn‚Äôt tell us all that much. This time around, there are no quarterback questions, no scoffs at the quality of competition, and perhaps most importantly, no doubt about what SU showed on Saturday.…
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Syracuse Football’s Most Important Players: #3 Mikel Jones
The top three are upon us. In our countdown of the most important players for Syracuse football in 2022, we‚Äôve seen offensive skill position players, defensive backs, offensive linemen, and a super utility player. But, let‚Äôs go back to the defensive side of the ball, and the guy who is probably the leader of the…
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Syracuse Football’s Most Important Players: #9 Marlowe Wax
It‚Äôs day two of analyzing Syracuse‚Äôs most important players for the 2022 season. Yesterday, Carter focused on Courtney Jackson on the offensive side of the ball, but it‚Äôs time to shift over to Tony White‚Äôs 3-3-5 defense. The middle three of that formation have some of the Orange‚Äôs best, and most important players this season.…
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Part IV: Syracuse Football Will Be Successful If… Dino Babers’ Coaching Changes Work
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Part III: Syracuse Football is Successful If… Secondary Stars Show Out
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Part II: Syracuse Football is Successful If… It Wins in the Trenches
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Former SU Star RB Recruit Switching Positions
Syracuse is currently lacking big bodies at defensive end. The Orange are currently in the mix for a couple of edge rushers in the 2023 recruiting cycle, but for the short term, SU is taking some drastic measures. To be specific, Tony White and Dino Babers have moved sophomore former running back Josh Hough to…
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Liberty’s X-Factor Isn’t Who You Think…
Liberty’s X-Factor isn’t its quarterback, Malik Willis, who is a projected first-round pick and by all means the best player on the team. It isn’t Joshua Mack, a Central New York native and multi-year starter. It’s not leading receiver Demario Davis or sack leader Kendy Charles. It’s the Flames third-string running back. *Record Scratch* Yeah,…
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How Can the SU Offense Not Waste its Championship-Level Defense?
It would really be a shame if Syracuse wasted what is a championship level defense. If the Orange were dinking, dunking, and scoring like they were earlier in Babers‚Äô tenure then Saturday‚Äôs game against Rutgers would have easily resulted in a win and not a loss. Tony White‚Äôs bunch held an explosive RU offense, which…
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Syracuse’s Most Important Players: #5 Garrett Williams
Week zero is here which means college football is officially back! Syracuse fans still have to wait until week one of course and September 4th but at least everyone knows what they‚Äôll be doing this weekend. Our countdown proceeds today with SU‚Äôs fifth most important player, be sure to check out our previous selections (10,9,8,7,6) …
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Mikel Jones Expects Big Improvements from the SU Linebackers this Fall
The talk of the whole offseason surrounding Syracuse Football has been improvement and the search for consistency. After a 1-10 season in 2020 there are obviously a lot of areas that need to grow but that doesn‚Äôt mean everything was terrible. An argument could be made that the SU defense was very solid in year…
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What Should SU Except in Year One of Duce Chestnut?
Darian “Duce” Chestnut has the potential to be a game changer on the defensive side of the ball. The freshman from Camden, New Jersey has electric speed and multi-positional ability (13 career special teams touchdowns in high school). However, he is stepping into a crowded room of defensive backs. Chestnut has real potential, but we…
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Power Ranking SU’s Position Groups: Defense
Another wakeup, another day closer to Syracuse Football! The Fizz had you covered all offseason and of course the coverage runs up all the way to and throughout the 2021 season. As we continue the countdown to kickoff, let‚Äôs evaluate SU‚Äôs position groups on both sides of the ball and rank them. How high each…
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Three Key Improvements for SU in 2021
Folks, one month is all that separates us from Syracuse Football and the 2021 campaign! Soon you won‚Äôt have to hype up the Orange and defend Dino Babers in small talk college football conversation on the golf course. All the offseason banter becomes meaningless when the Orange take the field in Athens, Ohio against the…
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Behind Enemy Lines at the ACC Kickoff: Louisville Has Been a Big Problem for SU
2-9. That‚Äôs Syracuse‚Äôs record against Louisville since 2009. Since joining the ACC, the Orange are just 1-6 against the Cardinals. UL has had SU‚Äôs number in the past decade despite coaching changes on both sides of the equation. The crazy part is, Louisville knows why they‚Äôve been so successful against Syracuse. Maybe last year was…
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Behind Enemy Lines at the ACC Kickoff: The SU Defense Through the Eyes of the Panthers
This is part of an ongoing series previewing SU‚Äôs 2021 Football Opponents. Our coverage of the 2021 ACC Kickoff continues today with Day 2 of the festivities. It gets real interesting this Thursday as Syracuse and the rest of the Atlantic Division take center stage. Before we dive into the annual opponents ‚ÄòCuse plays in…
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How Can the SU Defense Improve This Fall?
It seems like there‚Äôs two camps of Syracuse football fans when assessing last year‚Äôs 1-10 debacle. There are those who write it off as a pandemic-stricken one-off, and there are those who seek change within Dino Babers‚Äô system. We‚Äôve written ad nauseum here at the Fizz about Babers‚Äô no-huddle, no-scoring offense and what should be…
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Projecting SU’s Post-Spring Depth Chart: Defense
SU Football returned to spring practice a few weeks ago for the first time in over two calendar years. Every team across the country lost the 15 allotted training sessions in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. As a result you saw teams like Navy get blown out by BYU early on because they ‚Äúweren‚Äôt…
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SU FB Recruit Review: LB Malik Matthew
Malik Matthew was an instrumental pickup for the Syracuse Football Team when he verbally committed back in May of 2020. Matthew was one of the few prospects that actually got to visit campus back in March which may have been huge in his decision to go Orange. Dino Babers and Company doubled down on Matthew‚Äôs…
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SU FB Recruit Review: DB Malcolm Folk
Malcolm Folk is a foundational member of what was a slowly developing 2021 recruiting class. Out of Episcopal Academy in Pennsylvania, the three-star db had offers from Northwestern, Liberty, Buffalo, Army, and Syracuse. Folk announced his decision back in mid-April, and became the second prospect to commit to Dino Babers . Now in December, Folk…
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Fizz Final: Wake Forest 38-Syracuse 14
Brad Klein and John Eads recap SU’s 38-14 loss to Wake Forest. The Orange fall to 1-6 in 2020, the program’s worst start in over a decade.
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Fizz Film Review: Run Defense Analysis
Lakeim Williams, you are dearly missed. For the first three games of the season Defensive Coordinator Tony White had his unit clicking on all cylinders. His defense held North Carolina‚Äôs explosive running back duo of Michael Carter and Javonte Williams to a combined 135 yards. The same tandem that just teamed up for 383 yards…
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How will the 3-3-5 Fare Against Georgia Tech?
The silver lining to Syracuse‚Äôs first 0-2 start since 2013 is the defense. First year coordinator Tony White‚Äôs 3-3-5 base system forced two interceptions on reigning All-ACC Second Team quarterback Sam Howell in Week 1 against No. 18 North Carolina. Last Saturday, the fallacy that the scheme could not stop the run or pressure the…
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Post-Game Report Card: SU vs Pitt
Syracuse blew another opportunity for a big win Saturday, losing to #25 Pittsburgh 21-10. This game was a carbon copy of last week‚Äôs loss to North Carolina. SU faced a four-point deficit at halftime, but made nothing happen in the second half. The offense was a dud once again and couldn‚Äôt capitalize on solid performances…
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