Former Syracuse point guard Scoop Jardine calls in to talk about his new YouTube channel Inside Scoop, James Southerland’s eligibility and Michael Carter-Williams’ game on The Juice on the Cuse podcast on SNY.tv.
Former Miami WR coach George McDonald, who just left UM last month to take a job on Bret Bielema’s new Arkansas staff, is expected to become the new Syracuse’s offensive coordinator.
Considering the expectations Dajaun Coleman brought to Syracuse and his role as the starting center, one wonders if he will make a more meaningful impact by season’s end.
The quietest transaction to the Syracuse coaching staff was the unusually-timed, Dec. 19 in-season resignation of Stan Kissell as director of basketball operations after seven plus years.
Only a sophomore, he currently holds offers from St. John’s, Pitt, UConn, Syracuse, Rutgers, Seton Hall, Iowa State, Texas, Arizona, Oregon, UNLV and Providence.
If Southerland is out an extended stretch of games, the Orange lose their top bench option (13.6 PPG) and their top marksman from beyond the arc (33 3-pointers made in 16 games).
As the hands-on defensive coordinator for the past four seasons, Scott Shafer also more than stood out as the candidate to promote late in the recruiting process.