Spanning what seemed like the entire width of the court, the 2012 Syracuse zone defense was unveiled. The five players, none shorter than 6-feet-4-inches, fortified… Read more »
Twenty-five years have passed since Syracuse opened the regular season against a ranked opponent, with the last time occurring back in 1987. It was a… Read more »
Marquis Spruill bit on the fake and incorrectly pursued the running back. He stepped to the middle of the field on a zone-read play by… Read more »
With a wave of his right hand, Carmelo Anthony acknowledged a crowd that took to its feet to greet him with a hearty ovation during… Read more »
His zip-up jacket was a slightly darker shade of blue, a block “C” embroidered over the left breast where an “S” might once have been.… Read more »
Durell Eskridge had flown off that edge before, barreling toward the quarterback with eyes, mind and heart intent on a debilitating sack. He’d watched as… Read more »
Shamarko Thomas rebounded nicely following his vicious collision against Pittsburgh two weeks ago to put forth a solid effort in Syracuse’s loss to Rutgers over… Read more »
Time and again last season, Doug Marrone fooled us. He took to the podium week after week, loss after loss, and insisted that the blame… Read more »
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — He was once a freshman All-American. Now he is a liability. Ross Krautman, Syracuse’s junior kicker, missed two more field goals on… Read more »
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — The same end of the field that made Ross Krautman a hero, that sent a positive shockwave through a despondent fan base,… Read more »
Two weeks ago, Lewellyn Coker was a second-string linebacker whose principal game experience came on special teams. One week ago, Coker was an unsung hero… Read more »
On a crisp and sunny day in East Hartford, Conn., last November, Syracuse saw its will bow, bend and ultimately break. The Orange staggered backward… Read more »
Syracuse strong safety Shamarko Thomas was “feeling good” one day after he was part of a brutal collision with Pittsburgh tight end J.P. Holtz, a… Read more »
One was a linebacker by title and a special teams lifer by all remaining criteria. The other was a stingily used sophomore running back that… Read more »
On July 16, Syracuse received the details of the pseudo-audition. There would be 12 phases scattered between September and December, with some at night and… Read more »
UPDATED: Saturday, Sept. 29, 9:51 p.m. Ron Thompson, a Syracuse freshman tight end, had surgery to repair a blood-flow problem in his hip, his high… Read more »
Syracuse freshman tight end Ron Thompson will miss the 2012 season with a lower-body injury that required surgery, the athletic department announced on Monday. Thompson,… Read more »
Primacy dwells within the octagonal cage. It coats each square inch of the canvas spanning the structure’s 30-foot diameter and drips off the black vinyl… Read more »
The game against Western Illinois still stands out to Scott Shafer. Five jobs and more than a decade ago, Shafer was a member of the… Read more »
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — It took a week and two quarters, but Alec Lemon reminded Syracuse fans why his presence in this year’s new shotgun… Read more »
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — It’s not often that a team can come out flat twice, blow most of an 18-point lead and ultimately survive on… Read more »
UPDATE: The start of the second half was delayed due to severe weather. The third quarter kicked off at 6:25 p.m. EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. —… Read more »
One week after climbing back from a 22-point deficit only to fall short in the final minutes against Northwestern, Syracuse faces what could be its… Read more »
There was a sort of mysticism swirling around Marcus Sales, the player whose football career seemed more mythical than anything else. He was the local… Read more »
