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Josh Kirkland — Meet the 2013 Syracuse football team

June 26, 2013 Charles Kang

When he was reviewing tape of Butler Community College, linebacker Josh Kirkland was near the bottom of his list. But the more he watched the video, the more he liked what he saw.

Derrick Jones becoming elite 2015 prospect — Cuse Clicks

June 25, 2013 Charles Kang

There’s a 2015 prospect who has blossomed into a five-star prospect in nearly every ranking and service: Derrick Jones. The 6-foot-6 small forward from Archbishop Carroll (Pa.) was outstanding on the AAU circuit with We R 1, and has also been good in camp settings as well. Saint Joseph’s, Temple, Cincinnati and Syracuse are on Jones the hardest right now.

Tulane Green Wave — 2013 Syracuse Football preview

June 25, 2013 Charles Kang

Tulane had a porous defense last year, as the Green Wave gave up 38.4 points per game, good for 118th in the NCAA. They return an experience secondary, but are still unproven up front and at the linebacker positions. Look for the Orange ground game to lead Syracuse to a win.

Isaiah Briscoe visiting high schools, colleges — Cuse Clicks

June 24, 2013 Charles Kang

Isaiah Briscoe is in the midst of visiting both colleges and high schools as he weighs his future landing spots. The 6-foot-2 2015 former St. Benedict’s Prep guard was at Arizona at the end of the week, and thoroughly enjoyed the visit.

Orange Watch: A convenient new Syracuse fan guide for the ACC

June 24, 2013 Brad Bierman

It’s a handy paperback guide to all things ACC, including a reverse Syracuse chapter for visiting fans to the Dome and environs, and we give it definite thumbs up for anyone in Orange Nation plotting trips this fall and next winter.

Orange Watch: It’s Syracuse’s last week in the Big East

June 24, 2013 Brad Bierman

None-the-less, following an out-of-the-blue call from ACC commissioner John Swofford to Nancy Cantor coming several months after a fractured Big East vote defeated a new TV contract with ESPN in May 2011, here we are saying farewell to the folks in Providence this week and hello, Greensboro.

Injury hasn’t stopped interest in Jakeenan Gant — Cuse Clicks

June 21, 2013 Charles Kang

Jakeenan Gant was headed toward a big-time spring performance, and his stock was steadily rising on the EYBL circuit. Through two sessions in April with Southern Stampede, Gant averaged 15.3 points and 6.3 rebounds, shooting better than 57 percent from the field.

Syracuse F Jerami Grant: We’re going to ‘try to top what we did last year’

June 21, 2013 Saugat Sen

The team was at the Washington Wizards Practice Facility on Thursday evening, and we caught up with Syracuse forward Jerami Grant to talk to him about his experiences with Team USA and his goals for the 2013-14 season.

Q&A with Mark Bialczak, author of The Syracuse Fan’s Survival Guide to the ACC

June 20, 2013 Charles Kang

Longtime basketball beat writer for the Post-Standard Mike Waters and former sports editor of the Post-Standard Mark Bialczak have been around the Syracuse basketball program for quite some time. Both also happen to be alumni of schools in the ACC (Waters went to UNC, Bialczak went to Maryland).

Isaiah Briscoe ‘very interested’ in Michigan — Cuse Clicks

June 20, 2013 Charles Kang

Isaiah Briscoe is an athletic scoring point guard in the class of 2015. And like many other young, skilled point guards with the ability to score, it appears Michigan and John Beilein’s system has become a destination in his mind.