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Zaire Franklin named top 100 player in NFL for 2024
When the NFL kicks off the regular season in September, there will be nearly 1700 players on rosters across the 32 teams. So being named a top 100 player in the league (approximately the 94th percentile) is a big honor. And this year Syracuse football is represented in the top 100. The NFL Top 100,…
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SU Top 100: Biggest Surprises
We did it. We have officially made it through our SU Top 100 list. To do something like this takes a lot of time and effort. It‚Äôs definitely not easy. The staff at Orange Fizz is proud of the list we came up with, but obviously nothing is perfect. So this week, we will be…
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SU Top 100: #73 Zaire Franklin
Our SU top 100 list continues with another Syracuse football great. Over his career at middle linebacker for the Orange, Zaire Franklin was a leader. Franklin was just the second three-year captain at Syracuse, and the first since the 19th century. Over his four year career, Franklin never missed a game, starting the last 39. …
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A Checkup on SU’s NFL “Freshmen” With Training Camp Underway
With all the questions about which players will fill open voids this season, why not check in on the NFL rookies who left these voids behind. NFL Training Camp is starting up, and five members of last year‚Äôs Syracuse football team will be participating. After the impressive careers of Zaire Franklin, Steve Ishmael, Ervin Phillips,…
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5/1 FizzCast: Life After Bryce Golden, Tyus Gets His Combine Invite and Syracuse’s NFL Draft Recap
The Fizz’s Tyler Aki and Tim Leonard look at Syracuse’s options now that Bryce Golden is headed to Butler, evaluate Tyus Battle’s NBA Combine prospects and forecast who has the highest NFL ceiling of Syracuse players that latched on with teams.
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How Did Syracuse Football Fare in the NFL Draft?
It took until day three, but Syracuse football made a late splash in the 2018 NFL Draft. The Orange was in danger of going back to back years without an NFL Draft pick since the 1948 and 1949 drafts, but a late call on Saturday nixed that possibility. Here‚Äôs how it all shaped up this…
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Which Syracuse Players Could Get Picked In The 2018 NFL Draft?
Everyone‚Äôs been talking about it seemingly since last April, but the 2018 NFL Draft starts this Thursday. While Syracuse‚Äôs 4-8 record may not scream NFL prospects, there are a few names that Orange fans could potentially hear called this week. While it likely won‚Äôt be on day one or two, Saturday could hear an SU…
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Syracuse Defense and Special Teams: Quarter Season Report Card
SU football is officially one-fourth of the way through its season and we‚Äôve seen some ups and downs on both sides of the ball. The defense has been surprisingly impressive through the Orange‚Äôs first three games, so let‚Äôs take them to school and give out grades to each of the defense‚Äôs position groups. Defensive Line:…
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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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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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Assessing the Orange at the Bye
Coming off a 28-20 win over Boston College, the Orange enters its bye week at 4-4 on the season with its bowl window still open. But the season has been quite the rollercoaster. Despite being riddled by injuries, Syracuse has stayed afloat and needs just one more win to have a shot at the postseason.…
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Syracuse Holds Off Boston College, 28-20
It looked like it was going to be one of those days for Syracuse. On the first drive of the Orange‚Äôs game at Boston College on Saturday, SU drove down to the BC 35-yard-line, and was within striking distance of the home team‚Äôs end zone. Syracuse quarterback Eric Dungey used a hard count to draw…
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Syracuse Outlasts UConn, 31-24
After back-to-back losses by a combined 59 points, Syracuse got back to .500 with a 31-24 win at Connecticut on Saturday. The Orange shored up its run defense and contained the Huskies‚Äô two-headed ground attack, and relied on a record-breaking performance from one of the nation‚Äôs top receivers to move the ball. SU (2-2) dominated…
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Who Are Syracuse’s Most Important Players For 2016?
With a new regime, who needs to produce in order to propel the Orange to its first bowl since 2013?
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Syracuse’s Estime and Murphy Given Preseason All-ACC Honors
While the official ACC Preseason All-Conference teams haven‚Äôt been released by the conference yet, Athlon Sports has started making guesses as to who the best players in the Atlantic Coast will be this season. Senior kick returner Brisly Estime was selected to the All-ACC Second Team, while kicker Cole Murphy made Third Team All-ACC. Estime…
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Syracuse Names Team Captains for Upcoming Season
The Orange named its team captains for the football season yesterday, and there are really no surprises on the selections.¬† The offense and defense are both represented by two players each, and all four players will be relied upon heavily throughout the year. Terrel Hunt The fifth-year starting quarterback is undoubtedly the most important cog…
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Syracuse’s Defense: Young and Ready? The Orange better hope so
There is a lot of turnover on the SU defense this year, which is to be expected when last year‚Äôs defense was so experienced. And that means an incredible number of young players starting for this Syracuse squad. While there is some experience up front with John Raymon and currently injured Ron Thompson, the Orange…
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By The Numbers: Syracuse Football’s Keys To Improvement
Numbers never lie… the Orange has work to do in 2015.
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How Did Syracuse Become The Worst Team in the ACC?
Expectations are very different from what they were a year ago.
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Like It Or Not Zaire Franklin Is Syracuse’s Leader on Defense in 2015
The Syracuse coaching staff chose two players to represent the program at Sunday–Tuesday‚Äôs ACC Media Days. There were no surprises when it was announced that senior quarterback Terrel Hunt would be one player present at the festivities in North Carolina. Many fans did not expect to see the staff‚Äôs defensive selection get the nod however,…
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Syracuse Commit Zaire Franklin Discusses the Influential Orange Twitter Mafia
The ’14 LB also says the ACC can be grouped among the best football leagues in the nation.
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Syracuse LB Commit Zaire Franklin Shows Tremendous Maturity & Clarity
The 3-star defensive stud is already showing the humility that makes SU believe he can be a star.
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Quality Over Quantity: Add 3-Star LB Zaire Franklin to Syracuse’s ’14 Commits
The new regime is being more selective of the numbers of commits coming in this summer.
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