Tag: football
Scott Shafer left Syracuse and found peace. Then he came back and caused chaos.
The emotional return of the former SU head coach proved to be too much for Syracuse, which fell to Middle Tennessee 30-23 over the weekend. Read More »
Stock watch: Who stood out during Syracuse football’s loss to Middle Tennessee
The offense had little to be proud of in SU’s 30-23 defeat at the hands of former Syracuse head coach and current MTSU defensive coordinator Scott Shafer. Read More »
Syracuse's offense fails to capitalize in 30-23 loss to Middle Tennessee State
Syracuse's offense was unable to capitalize on the defense's success as former SU head coach Scott Shafer bested the team that fired him after the 2015 season. Read More »
The Final Word: Beat writers discuss Middle Tennessee State's upset over Syracuse
Beat writers Tomer Langer and Joe Bloss discuss Shafer's big win and SU's upset loss. Read More »
What we learned from Syracuse's 30-23 loss to Middle Tennessee State
Syracuse head coach Dino Babers blamed himself and the media for the affect on his team caused by former SU head coach Scott Shafer's return. Read More »
Play stoppages disrupt Syracuse's offense in 30-23 loss to Middle Tennessee State
Senior wide receiver Ervin Philips summed up his thoughts on whether or not MTSU defenders faked injuries this way: "Oh yeah." Read More »
Gallery: Syracuse football falls to Middle Tennessee State, 30-23
The best images from SU's first loss of the 2017 season. Read More »
Syracuse gets beat by former head coach Scott Shafer in 30-23 Middle Tennessee State victory
Former Syracuse head coach Scott Shafer got revenge Saturday as his defense keyed a 30-23 Middle Tennessee victory. Read More »
Fast reaction: 3 quick takeaways from Syracuse's 30-23 loss to Middle Tennessee State
Scott Shafer's defense pressured Eric Dungey, Syracuse's run game struggled and the Orange defense slowed down late in the second half. Read More »
Antwan Cordy reportedly has hairline fracture in leg, expects to miss 5 games
Cordy expects to return to the field Oct. 13 against Clemson after reportedly suffering a hairline fracture in his right leg Read More »
Syracuse football game day: Everything to know about the Middle Tennessee State matchup
Everything to know ahead of Syracuse's first FBS game of the season as the Orange host Middle Tennessee State Read More »
19 Syracuse football players grew up in Florida, which braces for Hurricane Irma
Of the 105 Syracuse football players rostered, 19 grew up in Florida and 20 attended high school in the state. Read More »
After season-ending injury, IUP QB Lenny Williams Jr. hopes to return to stardom
IUP’s redshirt junior suffered an ACL injury last fall but this season the two-time Harlow Hill award nominee is back. Read More »
Syracuse football opponent preview: What to know about Middle Tennessee State
The Orange has never matched up with Middle Tennessee before, marking the second straight new opponent to start this season. Read More »
Q&A with MTSU beat writer Erik Bacharach of The Daily News Journal
Bacharach answers five questions about key matchups in Saturday’s game. Read More »
Former Syracuse head coach Scott Shafer to return to Carrier Dome as MTSU’s defensive coordinator
The last time Scott Shafer was in the Carrier Dome he was carried around on the shoulders of his players. Now, he enters as the defensive coordinator of Middle Tennessee State, looking to beat the team he once led. Read More »
Newcomers Chris Elmore and Ravian Pierce strengthen Syracuse offense
Syracuse tight ends were basically nonexistent last season. Two additions are looking to change that in a heavier personnel package. Read More »
Graduate transfers are the new prized recruits in college football
Since he took over as head coach, Dino Babers has already added five graduate transfers to fill holes on the depth chart and renew careers. Read More »
Beat writers predict Syracuse to beat Middle Tennessee State in Scott Shafer's first game back in the Carrier Dome
Syracuse, fresh off a 50-7 win against Central Connecticut State, takes on Middle Tennessee State in former head coach Scott Shafer's return to the Carrier Dome. Read More »
3 takeaways from Syracuse's schedule release
Syracuse hosts on New Year's Eve, will travel to Florida three separate times and play North Carolina and Duke in back-to-back games. Read More »
Syracuse safety Antwan Cordy has 'been out there' in practice
Cordy, 5-foot-8, 181-pound redshirt junior, left the season opener against Central Connecticut State in the first quarter, with SU up 14-0 Friday. Read More »
With health, Eric Dungey has a chance to show his arm’s abilities
Eric Dungey has yet to play a full season, but his passing numbers over 12 games project with some of the nation’s best quarterbacks. Read More »
Senior kicker Cole Murphy hopes to replicate home success on the road
Cole Murphy’s biggest takeaway from 2016, when he sent seven kickoffs out of bounds, is that he can’t dwell on past kicks. That sort of mindset is powering him in what he wants to make into a breakout season. Read More »
For Syracuse football to be relevant, it’ll have to play teams that are actually up to its level
Playing 2-9 FCS teams won’t exactly prepare Syracuse for a brutal ACC schedule, argues one beat writer. Read More »