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Babers: preparing for new-look Notre Dame defense is ‘extremely difficult’

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Babers: preparing for new-look Notre Dame defense is ‘extremely difficult’
Syracuse coach Dino Babers admitted on Wednesday he is having trouble preparing for Notre Dame’s defense. The issue isn’t in regards to the Irish defense posing an intimidating challenge – in fact, it’s the exact opposite. Through four weeks, Notre Dame’s defense played so poorly they recently fired defensive coordinator Brian VanGorder on Sunday. VanGorder was hired prior to the... more

Syracuse still has no timetable for Carrier Dome renovations; focus is on finalizing roof design

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Syracuse still has no timetable for Carrier Dome renovations; focus is on finalizing roof design
Syracuse University vice president and chief facilities officer Pete Sala spoke to a small group of Syracuse faculty and employees on Thursday afternoon in order to provide an update and answer questions about the university’s wide-scale campus upgrades and renovations. Sala touched briefly on the future of the Carrier Dome during the presentation but offered little new information. In response... more

Strong second half leads Notre Dame past Syracuse (highlights, postgame links & press conference)

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Strong second half leads Notre Dame past Syracuse (highlights, postgame links & press conference)
Behind a strong second-half effort, Notre Dame handed the Syracuse football team a 50-33 defeat on Saturday afternoon at MetLife Stadium. With the loss, Syracuse owns a 2-3 overall record on the 2016 campaign. Syracuse was within six points at the end of the first half, but was outscored, 20-6, in the final 30 minutes of action en route to... more

Observations from Syracuse’s first 2016-17 basketball practice

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Observations from Syracuse’s first 2016-17 basketball practice
Syracuse officially started its 2016-17 basketball season today, after Orange coach Jim Boeheim huddled his team for the first pre-practice discussion in the Carmelo Anthony Center and then dismissed the players for warmups, drills and other assorted basketball business. Read more at Syracuse.com MORE ORANGE HOOPS COVERAGE ONLINE: – Elite 2017 recruits Quade Green, Hamidou Diallo to visit Syracuse this weekend... more

Syracuse basketball breakdown: John Gillon vs. Frank Howard at point guard

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Syracuse basketball breakdown: John Gillon vs. Frank Howard at point guard
The point guard position isn’t just intriguing because of the differences between Howard and Gillon. It’s intriguing because it’s the one position where Syracuse doesn’t have an obvious answer. Howard played just 10 minutes a game as a freshman. Gillon is new to the Syracuse program. Syracuse.com – Basketball: Read More ALSO: – Syracuse offers 5-star forward Billy Preston of... more

Syracuse football’s MetLife series meets its necessary end

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Syracuse football’s MetLife series meets its necessary end
After Syracuse and Notre Dame left MetLife Stadium on Saturday, the grounds crew took over the stadium. Workers took down banners for the SU-UND game and put up New York Jets banners on the walls around the field. They peeled back the turf with “Syracuse” and “Orange” on it in the end zones, replacing it with “Jets” in both. A... more

Syracuse freshman Matthew Moyer discusses injury and timetable for full return

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Syracuse freshman Matthew Moyer discusses injury and timetable for full return
Matthew Moyer, engaged in a game of two-on-two in the Melo Center last July with a few Syracuse basketball teammates, suddenly felt something strange in his right foot. The Orange freshman attempted to get to the basket when he stopped, considered the sensation, tried to gut out a few more plays and then realized his body was asking him to... more

Syracuse: Like Doug Marrone before him, Dino Babers must change a losing culture

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Syracuse: Like Doug Marrone before him, Dino Babers must change a losing culture
Dino Babers is undertaking the biggest rebuilding job of his head-coaching career. But seven years before Babers arrived here, back when he was at Baylor beginning to learn the offensive system he would one day bring to try to resurrect this program, a different coach was undertaking his own Syracuse football rebuild project. Read more at Syracuse.com MORE ORANGE FOOTBALL COVERAGE:... more

Dino Babers’ unwavering view of the Orange remains clear: ‘We’re right on pace’

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Dino Babers’ unwavering view of the Orange remains clear: ‘We’re right on pace’
He is a man who could just as well hold his media briefings while sitting on a porch swing with iced tea in hand and a slight breeze brushing up against his face. Dino Babers’ immediate predecessors — beginning with Dick MacPherson and trundling though Paul Pasqualoni, Greg Robinson, Doug Marrone and Scott Shafer — were wholly unlike this guy. Read... more

Syracuse football sputters in the rain in loss at Wake Forest

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Syracuse football sputters in the rain in loss at Wake Forest
The rain fell sideways here at a quarter-inch an hour, betraying any optimistic outlook for game conditions that would make this Syracuse football team even the slightest bit recognizable. The fastest offense in major college football, by number of plays run, never really revved up. The record-setting wide receiver, who had gone for more than 100 yards in each game... more

Syracuse opens as a 17-point home underdog against Virginia Tech

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Syracuse opens as a 17-point home underdog against Virginia Tech
Syracuse opened as a 17-point home underdog for next Saturday’s game against Virginia Tech, according to the website VegasInsider.com. The Orange will be seeking its first win against a ranked opponent since joining the ACC in 2013. The Orange (2-4, 0-2 ACC) will return to the Carrier Dome after three straight games at road/neutral sites next Saturday at 3:45 p.m.... more

Grading Syracuse football midway through Dino Babers’ 1st season

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Grading Syracuse football midway through Dino Babers’ 1st season
Syracuse is 2-4 and has lost four of its last five games. First-year head coach Dino Babers has repeatedly said that this season will be a process as his players acclimate to the new schemes SU is running. Syracuse football beat writers Tomer Langer, Chris Libonati and Jon Mettus grade the Orange and award superlatives midway through the season. Read More... more

Syracuse freshman forward Matthew Moyer cleared to practice

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Syracuse freshman forward Matthew Moyer cleared to practice
Matthew Moyer has been cleared to participate in all aspects of Syracuse’s basketball practice, Orange coach Jim Boeheim said Tuesday afternoon. Moyer, the freshman forward, suffered a “Grade 3 turf toe” injury last July while playing two-on-two with his new SU teammates. He had progressed from a cast to a walking boot to being healed enough to shoot, lift and... more
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