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GAME WEEK: Syracuse, Dino Babers debut on Friday night vs. Colgate

GAME WEEK: Syracuse, Dino Babers debut on Friday night vs. Colgate
The excitement is building for the start of the 2016 Orange football season and Syracuse Athletics is marking the start of the Dino Babers era with a 6 p.m. pep rally on the Quad prior to Syracuse’s opener against Colgate on Friday night at 7:00 pm inside the Carrier Dome… ORANGE GAME WEEK COVERAGE ONLINE: – Read about Pregame Festivities on... more

Syracuse to open the season Friday night vs. Colgate wearing orange jerseys

Syracuse to open the season Friday night vs. Colgate wearing orange jerseys
Syracuse fans who clamored for orange jerseys when Syracuse’s new uniforms debuted two season ago, won’t have to wait long to see the football team clad in their preferred color. The football team announced on Wednesday night that it will wear the orange uniforms during its season-opener against Colgate on Friday night, pairing them with blue helmets and blue pants.... more

Syracuse hosts Colgate tonight to kick-off 2016

Syracuse hosts Colgate tonight to kick-off 2016
The Syracuse University football team (0-0) opens the 127th season at the Carrier Dome on Friday, Sept. 2 against FCS opponent Colgate at 7 p.m. Friday’s contest marks the first game in the tenure of Syracuse head coach Dino Babers. Heading into his fifth season as a head coach, Babers boasts a 37-16 (.698) overall record. Read More at Cuse.com MORE... more

Syracuse starts Dino Babers era with win (full coverage)

Syracuse starts Dino Babers era with win (full coverage)
Syracuse ushered in the Dino Babers era with a 33-7 thrashing of FCS opponent Colgate, making a mark on the program record book in the process. Sophomore quarterback Eric Dungey picked apart the Raiders defense, completing 34-of-40 passes for 355 yards and two touchdowns. Maryland graduate transfer Amba Etta-Tawo caught 12 passes for 210 yards and a touchdown. Their yardage... more

Three things we learned from Syracuse’s 33-7 win over Colgate

Three things we learned from Syracuse’s 33-7 win over Colgate
The Syracuse Orange (1-0) defeated the Colgate Raiders (0-1) 33-7 in the team’s season opener Friday night to usher in the Dino Babers era on a positive note. While Syracuse got off to rough start, allowing a touchdown on Colgate’s opening drive, the Orange quickly regrouped and rattled off 33 consecutive points en route to their season-opening win. Read More... more

Syracuse pegged as 14.5-point underdogs in Friday night game vs. Louisville

Syracuse pegged as 14.5-point underdogs in Friday night game vs. Louisville
After cruising past Colgate 33-7 in its season opener, Syracuse faces the first of four currently ranked opponents on its schedule when No. 19 Louisville comes to the Carrier Dome on Friday at 8 p.m. The Orange (1-0) opened as 12-point underdogs, according to VegasInsider.com, but the consensus betting line is already up to 14.5 points. Read More from Syracuse.com more

Dino Babers wants a sea of orange against Louisville

Dino Babers wants a sea of orange against Louisville
Syracuse football coach Dino Babers gave a call to arms of sorts during his weekly news conference Monday morning. After having coached his team to a 33-7 victory against Colgate in his Carrier Dome debut, Babers finally got a taste of the gameday atmosphere in Central New York. Read More at Syracuse.com MORE ORANGE FOOTBALL COVERAGE: – Why Syracuse football... more

Looking back at the Carrier Dome’s creation, nearly 40 years later

Looking back at the Carrier Dome’s creation, nearly 40 years later
Whenever they could, Syracuse football coaches avoided showing recruits SU’s outdated home field. Built in 1907, Archbold Stadium constantly needed repairs before home games. For years, it crumbled. One day in the mid-1970s, Ronald Cavanagh walked a Syracuse football recruit into the Archbold Stadium locker room anyway. When a rat darted across a pipe, the recruit’s mother gasped. The athlete... more

Syracuse football: Strong-side linebacker is a position battle to watch

Syracuse football: Strong-side linebacker is a position battle to watch
Syracuse.com’s Stephen Bailey had an interesting article up today about the position battle at strong-side linebacker — but specifically, around how senior Jonathan Thomas has set himself up to take full control of the starting job there. Thomas started nine games last year, and ended up fifth on the team in tackles with 52. He was 10th on the roster... more

BREMER: 3 Keys from Saturday’s SU Spring Football Showcase

BREMER: 3 Keys from Saturday’s SU Spring Football Showcase
This year’s scrimmage featured Team Orange with the first string offense and defense – against Team White, which was comprised of the second string units. They faced off in four quarters with a 12 minute running clock. As Team Orange came out victorious by a score of 14-0, here are Keith Bremer’s three key takeaways from the performance. 1. Defensive... more

Dino Babers ALSO thinks Syracuse’s schedule is incredibly difficult

Dino Babers ALSO thinks Syracuse’s schedule is incredibly difficult
Before Saturday’s spring game, Syracuse Orange head coach Dino Babers chatted with Brent Axe last week about a host of different topics. It’s a great article that gets into Dino’s thinking on several aspects of spring practice, so wander over to Syracuse.com to read the whole thing. But the nugget that really stuck out to me was (of course) about... more

Syracuse vs. LSU football tickets now available for pre-sale

Syracuse vs. LSU football tickets now available for pre-sale
Syracuse Orange football has several big road trips this season, including the much-anticipated trip down to LSU (for the tailgating and atmosphere, not the potentially lopsided matchup). Despite the season being many months away, the Syracuse Box Office has made pre-sale tickets available for our matchup with the LSU Tigers on September 23, as well as the Orange’s game at... more

Babers, Wildhack hope ‘arranged marriage’ turns into long-term stability at SU

Babers, Wildhack hope ‘arranged marriage’ turns into long-term stability at SU
The two men shouldering the biggest burdens in the effort to rebuild the Syracuse football team try to sit down once a week, usually over lunch. Meal by meal, football coach Dino Babers and athletic director John Wildhack try to transition a relationship they refer to as an arranged marriage into a long-term partnership that will yield a successful Syracuse... more

Assessing potential homes for Syracuse football during Dome renovations

Assessing potential homes for Syracuse football during Dome renovations
Last week, Syracuse Orange athletic director mentioned that the impending (timeline TBD) Carrier Dome renovations were making it harder to schedule future dates for the football program. This, of course, means that it’s likely the renovations cut into the season — if not multiple seasons for various sports. Renovations were also mentioned as a factor around Syracuse men’s lacrosse hosting... more
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