Tag: football
LB Derek McDonald plans to enter transfer portal
Syracuse linebacker Derek McDonald plans to enter the transfer portal, he wrote on social media Tuesday. Read More »
Syracuse edges coach Nick Williams departs for Florida State
Syracuse edges coach Nick Williams has agreed to join Florida State’s staff, ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported Monday morning. Williams spent two years on SU’s staff after stints at Texas A&M and Colorado. Read More »
Syracuse RB/KR Malachi James intends to enter transfer portal
Syracuse running back and kick returner Malachi James intends to enter the transfer portal. He played in eight games across two years with SU. Read More »
Syracuse football reportedly hires Michigan’s Juan Castillo as OL coach
Syracuse is finalizing a deal to hire Juan Castillo as its offensive line coach. Castillo has spent time with five NFL teams, UCLA and Michigan. Read More »
Syracuse football reportedly hires Toledo’s Vince Kehres as DC
Syracuse will hire defensive coordinator Vince Kehres, Pete Thamel reported. As Toledo’s defensive coordinator, the Rockets gave up the third-fewest yards per game during the 2025 season. Read More »
LSU, Nebraska reportedly battling for Elijah Robinson’s services as DL coach
After Football Scoop reported that Elijah Robinson had agreed to leave Syracuse for LSU, the publication confirmed Monday that Nebraska is trying to poach him for its staff. Robinson previously worked with Huskers’ head coach Matt Rhule while at Temple. Read More »
5-star WR Calvin Russell officially signs with Syracuse
Five-star wide receiver Calvin Russell officially signed with Syracuse on Thursday after a delay from his expected Wednesday announcement. Russell headlines SU’s loaded 2026 recruiting class, which ranks 31st in the nation. Read More »
Steve Angeli embraces pressure, struggle in ride back from Achilles injury
Recovering from an Achilles tear, Steve Angeli is embracing the struggles of injury to return to form and cure Syracuse’s troubles. Read More »
Fran Brown talks Calvin Russell, coaching changes at Signing Day presser
In his weekly press conference, Fran Brown discussed Calvin Russell's recruitment as well as coaching changes he made earlier this week. Read More »
Jack Stonehouse named to All-ACC 1st Team after record-breaking year
Syracuse punter Jack Stonehouse earned All-ACC First Team honors, the conference announced Tuesday. Stonehouse’s 46.5 yards per punt this season marked the best ever for an SU punter. Read More »
5 viable options for Syracuse’s open defensive coordinator position
Syracuse moved defensive coordinator Elijah Robinson to a co-DC role, creating a new opening for the defensive coordinator position. Our beat writers break down five viable options for Robinson’s replacement. Read More »
Syracuse demotes Elijah Robinson from DC role to D-line coach
Syracuse football announced that, in addition to firing four assistant coaches, defensive coordinator Elijah Robinson has been demoted to co-defensive coordinator and defensive line coach. SU allowed 34.92 points per game this season. Read More »
Andrews: Syracuse is in chaos. Angeli, portal additions can save it.
Column: Fran Brown’s program is sinking after a brutal eight-game losing streak to end the 2025 season. To save Syracuse, Brown needs to hit the portal hard and market Steve Angeli to transfers as one of the nation’s top QBs. Read More »
Orange season grades: Special teams improve, D-line collapses
SU’s coaching staff took a step back while its defensive line lacked production. Our beat writer grades each position group’s performance. Read More »
4 defining headlines from Syracuse football’s 2025 season
Syracuse fell from a 10-win campaign last year to three wins this season. The Orange were plagued by poor quarterback play and shaky defense. Read More »
25-year-old rapper Nau’jour ‘Toosii’ Grainger commits to Syracuse football
Twenty-five-year-old rapper Nau’jour Grainger, who goes by the stage name Toosii, has committed to Syracuse football, he announced Monday. Read More »
SU’s special teams improved under Ricky Brumfield. Fran Brown still fired him.
Syracuse’s special teams unit took steps in the right direction in Ricky Brumfield’s first season. With Fran Brown reportedly firing Brumfield Monday, the head coach is now tasked with hiring his third special teams coordinator in three years. Read More »
Syracuse football fires multiple coaches following 3-win season
Syracuse football fired four people on its coaching staff, according to John Brice of Football Scoop. The changes come following SU’s three-win season, during which it lost eight straight games to end the year. Read More »
Orange grades: Final QB blunders, secondary stumbles in loss to BC
Syracuse’s wildcat formation worked at times while its secondary collapsed in the second half against Boston College Saturday. Our beat writer grades each position group’s performance from the Orange’s season-ending loss to BC. Read More »
Stepansky: Fran Brown can still rebuild Syracuse. But he must make changes.
Fran Brown’s second season at Syracuse didn’t go to plan, spiraling into a nine-loss campaign. Our beat writer argues that Brown is still the man to bring Syracuse back to its national-title roots. But he’ll need to make major changes. Read More »
Observations from Syracuse’s loss to BC: Villari wildcat, defense wilts
After holding Boston College to just six points in the first half, Syracuse let up 28 in the second half, falling 34-12. Our beat writer has observations from the Orange’s season-ending loss. Read More »
Syracuse’s nightmare 2025 season ends with 34-12 loss to Boston College
Syracuse completed its horrific 2025 season with a 34-12 loss to Boston College Saturday, securing last place in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Orange finished the season 3-9 and dropped their last eight games. Read More »
Dan Villari tried to pull off his wildcat magic 1 more time — it didn’t work
I learned you're not judged on your wins. You're judged on your losses.” Two years after spending time as a wildcat quarterback for SU, Dan Villari got the chance again in his final game. Villari came up short in a 34-12 loss to BC. Read More »
Beat writers agree Syracuse will drop season finale to 1-10 Boston College
Syracuse’s disastrous 2025 season will come to a close Saturday against Boston College. The Eagles are in last place in the ACC, but our beat writers still agree SU will drop its season finale. Read More »