Articles by Steve Auger

About Steve Auger

Steve Auger is a freelance writer whose work has covered a variety of topics including sports, pets, parenting, healthy living, local government and human interest stories. Steve’s been a diehard Syracuse sports fan for over 25 years. To this day, the words “Smart takes the shot” still make him cringe. And according to Rutgers' fans, he's "not a take."

2014-15 Year in Review: Syracuse basketball

April 24, 2015 Steve Auger

The misery continued into the offseason. Both BJ Johnson and Ron Patterson announced plans to transfer. Coveted big man recruit Thomas Bryant selected Indiana over Syracuse.

2014-15 Year in Review: Syracuse football

April 23, 2015 Steve Auger

With the horse out of the barn and seemingly everything that could go wrong had gone wrong, Syracuse closed the year with five straight losses.

Syracuse arm-chair thoughts on the NCAA Tournament

March 31, 2015 Steve Auger

While stuck between hoping the rest of the snow vacates itself from my yard ASAP and waiting for Scott Shafer to land Syracuse’s first 2016 verbal commit (it’s recruiting season, baby!), here are some random musings on the madness that is March.

Recruiting ghosts of Syracuse football NLI Days past

February 5, 2015 Steve Auger

While the star ranking system is fun for the fans and the drama of NLI Day unleashes eternal optimism for the upcoming season, class rankings are best left to be evaluated once the player finishes his collegiate career.

Rakeem Christmas continues to deliver for Syracuse

January 15, 2015 Steve Auger

Under Jim Boeheim’s tenure, his Syracuse program has a long history of developing four-year players from sparingly used freshmen to well-rounded, all-conference first team type seniors.

Ringing in the New Year: Syracuse football resolutions

December 31, 2014 Steve Auger

Yesterday, we did our New Years resolutions for Syracuse basketball. Today, we present our list of resolutions that will enable the football team to find success in the new year.

Some Syracuse basketball resolutions for 2015

December 30, 2014 Steve Auger

The basketball program has had a stellar five and a half year run: a Final Four, an Elite Eight, two No. 1-seeds, multiple No. 1 rankings, and a record of 157-36.

What are Syracuse basketball’s biggest issues so far?

December 12, 2014 Steve Auger

Syracuse’s offense struggled to score last season. Despite finishing second in league play to Virginia, the Orange’s offense ranked tenth out of 15 teams at 68.2 PPG.

Syracuse football: A season marred by offensive inefficiency and injuries

November 19, 2014 Steve Auger

There’s an old adage that if a team has multiple quarterbacks, it doesn’t have any quarterbacks.

Syracuse football’s season a mixed bag of tricks and treats

October 30, 2014 Steve Auger

Despite the offensive struggles, the staff shake-up, the four-headed monster of Notre Dame, Louisville, Florida State and Clemson, and the specter of the NCAA, miraculously, a bowl berth is still possible for the Orange.