Tag: football
D.O. Sportscast: Spring football recap with former SU player Julian Whigham
Julian Whigham, a former SU football player and current masters student at SU, discusses what spring football was like as a player. Read More »
Reaction: 4 takeaways from Syracuse football’s Spring Showcase
Tommy DeVito started with Eric Dungey not playing, along with more takeaways from the Spring Showcase. Read More »
After finishing the 2017 season with 1 good arm, Scoop Bradshaw is back to his old self
Bradshaw dislocated his right elbow during Syracuse’s upset of then-No. 2 Clemson on Oct. 13 but only missed one game before playing through the injury. Read More »
SU football position changes are opening doors of opportunity
After a senior-led team in 2017, this year’s spring roster is thin. Eighteen players from last season’s roster departed in the off-season. Read More »
Kendall Coleman is Syracuse’s 6-foot-3, 265-pound poet
The SU junior uses poetry as a means to free himself from perceptions about who a football player is supposed to be. Read More »
Chris Slayton didn’t start football until high school. Now he’s the leader of Syracuse’s defense.
Slayton wanted to quit football, but his mom and stepdad made him stick it out. Nine years later, he’s Syracuse’s returning leader in several stats. Read More »
Dino Babers’ 4 biggest impressions from Syracuse spring practices
Babers will enter his third season with the Orange this fall, and he summed up 14 spring practices with four major takeaways headed into the annual spring game. Read More »
Syracuse football great Tim Green publishes children's book with Derek Jeter
The two-time All-American recently added another publication to his list of accomplishments, penning a kids’ story about baseball with the former New York Yankees shortstop. Read More »
Rex Culpepper diagnosed with testicular cancer, will undergo chemotherapy
The Syracuse quarterback and special-teams player Culpepper posted on Instagram about the diagnosis and treatment. Read More »
This Syracuse University alumnus’ startup can help you understand March Madness
Brothers Mike and Doug Gursha just added basketball content to Rookie Road, a site that thoroughly explains the rules of popular sports. Read More »
5 takeaways from Dino Babers’ 2018 National Signing Day press conference
The new early signing period in December made Wednesday a more subdued affair for Syracuse, Babers said. Read More »
South Side native Jeremy Robinson named 1st black Department of Public Works commissioner
Syracuse’s newest Department of Public Works commissioner grew up on the city’s South Side, giving him a local perspective as he serves his community. Read More »
Syracuse names Kirk Martin as new quarterbacks coach
Kirk Martin spent the last 25 years compiling an impressive resume in Texas high school football. Read More »
Syracuse football announces series with Rutgers, and other changes, to nonconference schedule
Syracuse will play at Rutgers in 2020, then host the Scarlet Knights in 2021. Read More »
Troy Henderson decides to transfer from Syracuse
Henderson will be a graduate transfer with two years of eligibility remaining. Read More »
Syracuse football conference schedule released, North Carolina only new ACC opponent
Syracuse will pay 7 of its 12 games in the 2018 season in the Carrier Dome. Read More »
Syracuse football recruiting: Class of 2018 linebacker Ja'Qurius Smith decommits from Syracuse
The Lakeland, Florida, native is a three-star prospect, and was one of four linebackers committed to Syracuse. Read More »
Syracuse names Mike Cavanaugh offensive line coach
Cavanaugh previously spent time coaching with Mike Riley at Nebraska and Oregon State. Read More »
Former 4-star receiver Trishton Jackson announces transfer to Syracuse
Jackson will sit out 2018 but has two years of eligibility remaining after his year on the bench. Read More »
Syracuse names Keith Caton assistant strength and conditioning coach
Keith Caton coached at Indiana before Syracuse. Read More »
Donovan McNabb fired by ESPN amid sexual harassment allegations
Donovan McNabb was suspended about a month ago when the allegations came out. Read More »
Jim Mazurek, former Syracuse offensive lineman, died Monday aged 74
Mazurek played alongside both Ernie Davis and Floyd Little during his time at Syracuse. Read More »
Syracuse alumni provide $1 million grant for football program
The grant is expected to aid in the renovation and reconditioning of various sites within the Syracuse football program. Read More »
Syracuse football recruiting: SU lands 15 recruits on opening of early signing period
SU landed 15 recruits in the early signing period, including quarterback Chance Amie, who had previously been committed to Houston. Read More »