A 1996 graduate of Syracuse University, Jim has reported on Syracuse sports for the Syracuse University Alumni Club of Southern California on nearly a decade. He has also written a fantasy basketball column published by NBA.com. He currently resides in Syracuse.
Saturday’s event was buttoned down, starting with Syracuse football coach Scott Shafer. Often enthusiastic and easily excitable, Shafer almost completely contained himself.
For the third straight year, a pair of Syracuse players will lace them up for the USA East Coast team, which will play against teams from Europe and Africa in France from August 1-9.
While we do not know if there are any special skill position players on the roster, time will tell, specifically if Lester gives certain players a greater role in the offense.
So, while a couple of the punishments are bad, in particular the scholarship loss, they are not be as bad as they seem at first glance or at least a workaround exists to manage the penalties.
Things are not always pretty in competition. So, it was not a good look when Boeheim cited that the football program had three players involved with impermissible benefits at the YMCA while only one basketball player did the same