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Orange Watch: Syracuse, ACC lead the way with the most NFL head coaches

September 8, 2014 Brad Bierman

Impressively, with the NFL’s 95th season in full swing, no other school or league has produced more of the on-field leaders of the league’s 32 teams than Syracuse and its two year old conference home.

Syracuse basketball has brutal stretch in ACC schedule

September 5, 2014 Steve Auger

Syracuse hits the road to start ACC play with a trip Blacksburg to take on Virginia Tech. The Hokies are one of four teams the Orange plays home-and-homes with in league play. The others being Boston College, Duke, and Pittsburgh.

Syracuse basketball faces tough 2014-15 non-conference schedule

September 4, 2014 Steve Auger

As one of four host schools, Syracuse plays the California Golden Bears in the 2K Sports Classic semifinals at Madison Square Garden on November 20. The Orange and Cal clashed last season in the semifinals of the Maui Invitational, a 92-81 Syracuse victory. Syracuse will play either the Texas Longhorns or the Iowa Hawkeyes the next night.

Syracuse 27, Villanova 26 — What we learned

September 3, 2014 Charles Kang

Late in the first half, linebacker Dillon Lucas came crashing in after Terrel Hunt had been tackled, delivering a late hit to the SU quarterback. In retaliation, Hunt punched Lucas while still on the ground, and was ejected from the game.

Orange Watch: Syracuse win over Villanova makes case for pre-season matchup

September 2, 2014 Brad Bierman

The scheduling discrepancies across the FBS college football landscape are the one element that at times makes it hard to determine why one team should be ranked higher than another, and is likely to be the cause of much irritation of the Power 5 conference champion(s) that doesn’t make this season’s initial College Football Playoff semi-final on New Year’s Day.

Syracuse escapes with double overtime win against Villanova

August 30, 2014 Jim Stechschulte

Heading into the season, the prospect of Syracuse having their first bye week come right after the opener was not generally viewed as a positive.

Instant Juice: Syracuse 27, Villanova 26

August 29, 2014 Charles Kang

Well this is certainly not how the Orange wanted to start the season. Underdog Villanova outplayed the Orange, and was only a field goal away from ending SU’s 12-game win streak against FCS opponents.

Overall outlook & prediction — 2014 Syracuse football preview

August 29, 2014 Jim Stechschulte

The first season under Syracuse football coach Scott Shafer, which doubled as the school’s debut in the ACC, was a roller coaster, starting low, then rocketing to some exhilarating high points.

Bailey: New Jersey is critical recruiting ground for Syracuse football

August 28, 2014 Charles Kang

But looking at how Syracuse is attacking New Jersey in this class, with Daivon and Dontae Strickland, and athlete Daiquan Kelly, who is a safety, but we could see him play some wide receiver at Syracuse, I think the key to moving forward with recruiting and expanding a little bit.

Schedule analysis — 2014 Syracuse football preview

August 28, 2014 Jim Stechschulte

Simply put, the schedule is not favorable. The Orange open with FCS opponent Villanova, then have one of their two bye weeks.