Steve “Ishmeal” has joined Roosevelt “Bowie” in the misspelled jerseys club at Syracuse University.

SU received some backlash for spelling Bouie’s name wrong when retiring his basketball jersey on Feb. 20, and it was just more than a month later that another gaffe occurred. Ishmael, a rising sophomore wide receiver, had his last name spelled “Ishmeal” on the back of his jersey for Saturday afternoon’s spring game, prompting a series of jokes on Twitter.

There it is. Steve “Ishmeal.” pic.twitter.com/JPa4JSJp6w

— Matt Schneidman (@matt_schneidman) April 4, 2015

Dome Nachos make a good #ISHMEAL pic.twitter.com/ZPkOE8i7q8

— NunesMagician.com (@NunesMagician) April 4, 2015

Someone is going to ask Scott Shafer about Ishmael’s jersey after this and that person is going to cease to be.

— NunesMagician.com (@NunesMagician) April 4, 2015

Welp, Steve Ishmael’s name is spelled wrong on his jersey. It says Ishmeal.

— Nate Mink (@MinkNate) April 4, 2015

Ishmael did make a nice catch over cornerback Juwan Dowels down the right sideline, and the Carrier Dome PA announcer correctly pronounced his name.

Published on April 4, 2015 at 1:48 pm

Contact Matt: mcschnei@syr.edu | @matt_schneidman