Dan Brannigan, Author at The Juice Online

Syracuse tries to save season in finale at Pittsburgh

December 1, 2011 Dan Brannigan

A struggling Syracuse football team will try to salvage what remains of the 2011 season when it faces Pittsburgh on Saturday at noon.

2011 Football preview – Week 12, Pittsburgh

August 25, 2011 Dan Brannigan

When Syracuse visits the Panthers on Dec. 3 for the teams’ final regular season game, coach Todd Graham will be looking to improve upon Dave Wannstedt’s 8-5 (5-2) record in 2010 and capture at least a share of the conference title for the second straight year.

Orange’s early exit hurts—Still

June 28, 2011 Dan Brannigan

I thought—more than a month later—Syracuse’s loss to Maryland in the 2011 NCAA quarterfinals wouldn’t sting as much, but time hasn’t healed this wound.

SU lacrosse calling it close

April 30, 2011 Dan Brannigan

The No. 4-ranked Syracuse men’s lacrosse team owns a 12-1 record—the only blemish an 11-6 setback to Cornell on April 12. Sounds good, except the Orange have been criticized because seven of those wins were by two goals or less.

Syracuse meets longtime rival Johns Hopkins in Dome today

March 19, 2011 Dan Brannigan

When Syracuse faces Johns Hopkins in the Carrier Dome today at 6 p.m., it’s safe to say these two teams know each other well. Very well.

Syracuse rallies to beat Virginia in top-ranked matchup

March 5, 2011 Dan Brannigan

Junior Tim Desko scored a career-high five goals, including three in the second half, to lead the Orange (3-0) to its first regular-season victory over the Cavaliers (4-1) since 2004. But Syracuse can thank senior goalie John Galloway and its defense for shutting down a potent Cavaliers offense that came into the game scoring 16.8 goals per contest.

SU withstands Army rally

March 1, 2011 Dan Brannigan

No. 2 Syracuse (2-0) jumped out to a 7-1 lead in the first quarter and 9-3 at halftime before No. 19 Army (1-2) closed the gap to 10-9 with 2:15 remaining in the game. A goal by senior Jeremy Thompson with 1:06 remaining sealed the win.

Lacrosse finds offensive spark, opens with victory

February 21, 2011 Dan Brannigan

Senior Steven Keough and sophomore JoJo Marasco — the backbone of the Orange offense — notched two goals and two assists each. More importantly, Syracuse received support from its secondary contributors. Redshirt junior Tim Desko and senior midfielders Jovan Miller and Josh Amidon scored two goals apiece.

Orange lax ready for redemption

January 20, 2011 Dan Brannigan

The Syracuse men’s lacrosse team crashed out of the 2010 NCAA tournament against Army on May 16—an uncharacteristic first-round loss

Marrone deserved Big East recognition

December 22, 2010 Dan Brannigan

Doug Marrone got snubbed. He deserves better. He deserves recognition for turning a moribund Syracuse football program around in two years and leading the Orange to its best record—and first winning campaign— since 2001.