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Syracuse gets local walk-on, loses 2 others; Edouard to join when ready

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Scott Shafer had a lot of roster updates to dish out on Monday, including the addition of walk-on linebacker Nate Kadah and the loss of two other players.

By Jacob Klinger

Syracuse ran 36 plays of offense and 48 on defense at Monday afternoon’s practice inside the Carrier Dome. Afterward, head coach Scott Shafer addressed the loss of two walk-ons, the addition of another and freshman quarterback Alin Edouard’s status.

Local linebacker joins Orange

After losing his father and studying at Le Moyne for a year, Nate Kadah practiced with Syracuse Monday afternoon in a No. 85 jersey and unpadded shorts.

“He reached out and said ‘I sure would love to play football again.’ I said. ‘Why don’t you come on over?’” Shafer said.

Kadah, who was friends with Shafer’s son Wolfgang at nearby Fayetteville-Manlius High School, will play linebacker for SU, Shafer said.



Walking on

Wide receiver-turned-cornerback Alex Schoen was absent from practice Monday. He left for the team for financial reasons, Shafer said.

“Alex Schoen decided he needed to go home, refocus on some things financially and made a decision that was in his best interest and his family’s best interest,” Shafer said. “When they’re walk-ons, it’s tough. It costs a lot of money to go here.”

Schoen was listed as a receiver last season but was a cornerback on this year’s training camp depth chart.

Freshman backup punter Evan Jakubowski also left the team, as was first reported Sunday night. On Monday, Shafer clarified that the freshman walk-on who had offers from Miami (Ohio) and Missouri, wasn’t in shape.

“Evan was a young man that needed to get in shape,” Shafer said. “So we’ll see how he gets in shape, see if we’ll bring him back.”

Edouard still coming

Shafer expects freshman quarterback Alin Edouard to join the team, though he didn’t say when on Monday.

The three-star recruit has missed training camp this season due to dealing with a family issue in Florida.

“Yeah he’s coming. I’m not letting him — hell yeah he’s coming,” Shafer said.

The addition of Edouard would give the Orange five quarterbacks, and two — along with A.J. Long — in its freshman class.

“We got to get him before school starts,” Shafer said when asked when Edouard would join the team. “Whenever the timing’s right for him and his family he’ll be here.”





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