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Syracuse displays toughness in win

Toughness provided the ‘W.’ And it was evident all night. It was visible when SU smothered Pitt’s Ray Graham seemingly every other time he touched the football. Or when SU quarterback Ryan Nassib ran with the ball with no intention of ending his run in a dainty slide.

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Defense leads Syracuse past Pittsburgh

While the strong Syracuse offense garnered most of the words in the media for their early season performance, it was their defensive counterparts who provided the action on Friday night, propelling the team to a 14-13 win over Pittsburgh at the Carrier Dome, snapping an seven-game losing skid in the series between the two schools.