With higher GPA requirements and less online courses available for junior college football players looking to transfer to Division I schools, the transition is being made much harder. Syracuse has picked up two JUCO products in its current class, but that transition is more difficult than it used to be. Read more »
Alex Bono has had a whirlwind of a last three weeks, turning pro, getting a national team call-up and being drafted No. 6 overall by Toronto FC. Now, he gets to live his dream and do what he's done for his whole life, but now as a job. Read more »
Syracuse basketball four-star commit Malachi Richardson was named a McDonald's All-American on Wednesday night. He's the first SU commit to garner the honor since DaJuan Coleman in 2012. Read more »
Sergio Salcido spent much of last season on the scout team. This year, he'll probably get a more prominent role using the lessons he learned there along with the intangibles he already brings to the table. Read more »
Syracuse has hired Air Force tight ends coach Jake Moreland for the same position at SU. Bobby Acosta will now move from tight ends to coaching the wide receivers. Read more »
Syracuse men's lacrosse had five players taken in Friday's Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft. Henry Schoonmaker, Hakeem Lecky, Kevin Rice, Randy Staats and Sean Young were all chosen in the first 40 picks. Read more »
Defensive end Keivonnis Davis has decommited from Syracuse and switched his verbal to Oregan State, Scout.com's Corey Bender reported on Wednesday night. Davis, a Miami Central (Florida) High School senior, is the sixth decommit in the Orange's Class of 2015. Read more »
Larry Nance Jr. has responded in style to a torn ACL in early 2014, leading Wyoming into the national spotlight this season. He's drawn praise from Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim, and looks to continue to be a dominant force in the Mountain West Conference. Read more »
Former Syracuse standouts Alex Bono and Skylar Thomas were both taken by Toronto FC in the first round of the MLS SuperDraft, with Bono going No. 6 and Thomas No. 11. Read more »
Syracuse has had only three players selected in MLS Draft history. There could be three former Orange picked this year alone, and head coach Ian McIntyre and former defender Skylar Thomas discussed SU's draft prospects. Read more »
Junior midfielder Stefanos Stamoulacatos will forgo his senior season and join Greek professional club Iraklis Thessaloniki F.C., he confirmed to The Daily Orange in a Twitter direct message Wednesday night. Read more »
Syracuse's three primary faceoff specialists are fighting for a starting spot, and doing so while adapting changes to faceoff rules. Some have to change more tendencies than others, and head coach John Desko is confident the three are adjusting well. Read more »
Jalan West leads the nation in assists and Zeek Woodley is third in the country in scoring. The two close friends are leading Northwestern State into prominence in the Southland Conference. Read more »
Two days after turning pro, former Syracuse men's soccer goalkeeper Alex Bono has been called up to the U.S. Men's National Team by head coach Jurgen Klinsmann. Read more »
Syracuse picked up its 27th verbal commit in the Class of 2015 on Thursday in Kyle Kleinberg, a middle linebacker and preferred walk on from Don Bosco (New Jersey) Prep. Read more »
Syracuse goalkeeper Alex Bono has accepted a Generation Adidas contract offer from Major League Soccer and becomes the first player in Syracuse soccer history to leave school early for MLS. Read more »
Wide receivers coach George McDonald was demoted from offensive coordinator in October, and has now accepted the same position at North Carolina State. Read more »
Class of 2014 three-star quarterback Alin Edouard will reportedly head to Garden City (Kansas) Community College after saying he would arrive at Syracuse in January. Read more »
Syracuse lacrosse hosted its annual media day on Monday afternoon in Manley Field House, and the discussions revolved around SU's attack, goalies and faceoff specialists heading into the 2015 season. Read more »
The Syracuse men's lacrosse schedule includes matchups with six of the Inside Lacrosse preseason Top 10 teams and seven NCAA tournament teams from last season. Read more »
Three-star defensive end Qaadir Sheppard committed to Syracuse on Thursday afternoon. He becomes the Orange's 26th verbal pledge, choosing SU over offers from Central Florida, Boston College, and Pittsburgh, among others. Read more »
Two-star defensive tackle Steven Clark became the 24th verbal commit in Syracuse's Class of 2015 on Thursday, choosing the Orange over South Alabama. Read more »
Five Syracuse players were named to the All-NSCAA South Region team and defender Skylar Thomas was one of 55 seniors invited to the MLS Combine next month. Read more »
Junior safety Durell Eskridge announced his intentions to leave early and declare for the NFL Draft on Tuesday, becoming the second SU junior to do so in the last two years. Read more »
