Football
Orange Watch: New Syracuse quarterback, new offensive play caller, HUGE challenge
The Dome record for points scored by one team is 70 by Syracuse in its Donovan McNabb-directed 70-14 blitz of Rutgers in 1998, featuring an Orange offense that resembled an out-of-control video game racing up and down the field, and included 42 points scored by halftime. After FSU put up 59 on the Orange a year ago, is that mark in jeopardy indoors Saturday?
Syracuse Orange fall to Louisville Cardinals
Terrel Hunt had a choppy night before leaving the game, posting a statistical line of 17 completions on 32 attempts for 196 yards and a pair of interceptions. Jarrod West topped the team for the second consecutive outing with five catches for 80 yards. Tight end Josh Parris also had five receptions.
Orange Watch: Better execution, continued talent upgrade needed for Syracuse football
Following a game effort against a better opponent in last weekend’s 31-15 setback to now-No. 8/9 Notre Dame in the program-branding boosting, big time live atmosphere of MetLife Stadium, and the national TV spotlight of the ABC primetime broadcast, there was a common theme among the Orange players over the frustration of not being able to take advantage of the opportunities that presented themselves during the evening in the bid to upset a Top Ten team.