Much as been made, for which the comments were intended to do exactly that, concerning the outward proclamations of his football program’s quest for national recognition, uttered last week by Orange AD Daryl Gross.
Syracuse outgained Maryland in total yardage (589-369), won the time of possession battle (32:14-27:46), forced them to punt seven times and had five red zone opportunities to Maryland’s two.
The Syracuse offense rolled up lots of yards on Saturday afternoon, but could not finish many drives with points and fell to Maryland at the Carrier Dome, 34-20.
Syracuse and Maryland played last year as members of the ACC, with the Orange winning 20-3. Jerome Smith rushed for 118 yards and two touchdowns, while the Orange defense held the Terps to just 292 total yards.
When Paul Romanczuk brings his Arch Bishop Carroll High School team and star player Derrick Jones from Pennsylvania to Kentucky to play in the Marshall County Hoop Fest in December, he’ll certainly get to see how his team fares against quality competition.