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Hoosiers Fly Past Ducks & Into the CFP Finale
With the Miami Hurricanes having already locked up half of the representation for the 2025-26 College Football Playoff National Championship as a result of their 31-27 victory over the Ole Miss Rebels in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl, all eyes and ears focused down south here in Atlanta, Georgia, for a rematch of the Oregon Ducks and Indiana Hoosiers in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl. The last time these two teams met, they ran balanced offenses, with Indiana passing the ball 31 times and

Dan Tortora
1 day ago8 min read


Silenced at Hard Rock, Tech falls to Oregon
The Capital One Orange Bowl kicked off a trio of College Football Playoff Quarterfinal games as the eyes and ears of fans converged on Miami, Florida, at Hard Rock Stadium for the Oregon Ducks versus the Texas Tech Red Raiders. Oregon was the first to score courtesy of a 50-yard field goal off the foot of Atticus Sappington. The Red Raiders would punt the ball away in both of their first-quarter drives, and the Ducks would turn the ball over on downs in between those Red Raid

Dan Tortora
Jan 15 min read


The U Thwarts A Buckeye Repeat
Here we are again, Texas. Back together for another chapter of the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. It is hard to believe it has been almost a full calendar year since the Ohio State Buckeyes' victory over the Texas Longhorns in the College Football Playoff Semifinals, right here in Arlington, Texas. Fast forward to this the 2025-26 college football season and Ohio State is in the Cotton Bowl once more, this time for the College Football Playoff Quarterfinal Round, and against a

Dan Tortora
Dec 317 min read


Elijah Robinson Returning to Texas A&M
Elijah Robinson returns to the Southeastern Conference (SEC) after spending two seasons in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) as the Defensive Coordinator of the Syracuse Orange in Fran Brown’s first two seasons with the Orange. He will now be the Co-Defensive Coordinator and Defensive Line Coach for the Texas A&M Aggies, the team he was with prior to coming to Syracuse, New York. Robinson was with the Aggies for six seasons before departing for Upstate New York. During that

Dan Tortora
Dec 23, 20252 min read


Syracuse Wins 4th in Last 5 Contests
With less than a week before Christmas, the Syracuse Orange (7-4) hosted the Northeastern Huskies (4-5) after having won three of their last four games this season. The Huskies would be tied with the Orange at 14-all before the Orange advanced themselves out to a double-digit lead at the break, 41-31. At the 16-minute media timeout, Syracuse remained ahead, 48-40, with Northeastern out-scoring Syracuse 9-7 in the early portion of the second half. The Orange came out of that t

Dan Tortora
Dec 20, 20252 min read


Freebies the Achilles Heel of 'Cuse
There are 365 teams in NCAA Division 1 Men's Basketball. Enough teams to equal the amount of days in a year. Of those teams, 364 of them are above the Syracuse Orange program in free-throw percentage, with the Orange last in the nation in percentage of freebies made, at 58%, through their first 11 games of the season. This is the breakdown of Syracuse's free-throw performances this season in those 11 games: Versus Binghamton - 11-for-16 Versus Delaware State - 11-for-21 Versu

Dan Tortora
Dec 20, 20251 min read


Hofstra Fends Off 'Cuse, Defeats Another ACC Foe
The Syracuse Orange (6-3) opened up the Dome for a cold and snowy midday match-up with the Hofstra Pride (7-4). Syracuse would score first off of a jumper by senior guard J.J. Starling, who would follow with a three from the left side to give the Orange their first five points of the game. Hofstra gained their first lead off of a three by freshman guard Preston Edmead that made it 6-5 Pride. With just under 15 minutes to go in the first half, Hofstra had taken the lead once a

Dan Tortora
Dec 13, 20253 min read


Vince Kehres Named New DC of Syracuse
After the close of the 2025 season, when Elijah Robinson’s title changed from Defensive Coordinator to Co-Defensive Coordinator, the writing was on the wall that he was being demoted from calling the defense. Following that move by Head Coach Fran Brown, he has now hired Vince Kehres to become the new Defensive Coordinator of the Syracuse Orange. Kehres heads to Central New York after serving as the Toledo Rockets (Mid-American Conference, or MAC) Defensive Coordinator for th

Dan Tortora
Dec 6, 20252 min read


Looking Back on Bob Chesney
Taking a look back to the off-season before the 2024-25 campaign for the Syracuse Orange brings about an interesting question when it comes to the football program. Bob Chesney, the then-Head Coach of the Holy Cross Crusaders in NCAA Division I-AA (Football Championship Subdivision, or FCS), was up for the Syracuse head-coaching job. Chesney interviewed for the position, and ultimately was not chosen. But that did not take Chesney off of the NCAA Division I-A (Football Bowl S

Dan Tortora
Dec 1, 20251 min read


Northeast Bout Ends with Orange Loss
Rivalry Week came to Central New York on a cold day in late Fall when the Boston College Eagles came from a few hours away in Massachusetts to face the Syracuse Orange for the 59th time that these two northeast institutions have met on the football field, dating back to October 18, 1924. Despite coming in with a 34-24 all-time record against the Eagles, the Orange were on the wrong side of a wo-game losing streak against their former Big East Conference and now Atlantic Coast

Dan Tortora
Nov 29, 20255 min read


Syracuse Survives A Hawk Attack
The Syracuse Orange men's basketball squad (3-0) reentered the Dome after winning their first road contest of the season 80-50 over the Drexel Dragons to face the Monmouth Hawks (1-2) who were coming off of their second loss in a row this season, which came on the road against the Seton Hall Pirates. Syracuse would start things off with a swat by sophomore forward Donnie Freeman. Around the 14-minute mark, Monmouth would take their first lead of the night, ahead 10-9 on a jum

Dan Tortora
Nov 18, 20252 min read


Orange Sting Hornets, Win By 40
The Syracuse Orange (1-0) took on the Delaware State Hornets (0-1) on a sunny, early afternoon in Central New York for the first time ever in the schools' histories. Speaking of history, true freshman guard Kiyan Anthony got his first collegiate start in this match-up. The Orange scored on their opening possession when sophomore forward Donnie Freeman connected from long range to give Syracuse the first lead of the day, 3-0. Delaware State answered right back, scoring on thei

Dan Tortora
Nov 8, 20252 min read


Get the Orange Some Milk for the Dunk Party
The Syracuse Orange and Binghamton Bearcats each began the 2025-26 season on a cool night in Central New York as the Bearcats traveled an hour north on Interstate-81 to Syracuse, New York, for a bout with the Orange. Syracuse was on the offensive glass early, scoring all six of their opening points off of offensive rebounds, with junior guard Naithan George scoring first on a jumper followed by a hook shot and jumper by sophomore forward Donnie Freeman to go ahead 6-0. Just b

Dan Tortora
Nov 3, 20253 min read


Dome Empties as Belichick Checkmates Orange
The Syracuse Orange had Steve Angeli as their starting quarterback for four games, where he aided the Orange to a 3-1 start to the season. With Angeli going out due to an Achilles injury, Rickie Collins, Jr., became the Syracuse starter. He had four games under center where he went 0-4. So for the ninth game of the 2025 Orange season, Head Coach Fran Brown turned elsewhere, with true freshman quarterback Joseph Filardi starting under center in this contest at home against the

Dan Tortora
Oct 31, 20254 min read


Syracuse Offense MIA in Loss to Pitt
The 81st chapter of the Syracuse Orange - Pittsburgh Panthers' rivalry happened on a warmer-than-usual night in Central New York. And it came at a time where the Orange were in need of some heat to thaw them out of their slump, after dropping two in a row since losing starting quarterback Steve Angeli for the season due to a torn Achilles. The Panthers came in well in the driver's seat of the head-to-head series at 44-33-3. Syracuse had given up 69 points in their last two ga

Dan Tortora
Oct 18, 20257 min read


Syracuse Ran Off Their Own Field by Duke
The Syracuse Orange (3-1, 1-0 ACC) and Duke Blue Devils (2-2, 1-0 ACC) met in the Dome on a beautiful Fall day that felt like Summer....

Dan Tortora
Sep 27, 20255 min read


Local Receivers Debut, Orange Roll Past Raiders
The Syracuse Orange and Colgate Raiders have met 68 times coming into this season. Surprising to some, Syracuse only have one more win...

Dan Tortora
Sep 12, 20257 min read


Orange Come Back to Win 'Battle: Northeast'
The long wait for the Syracuse Orange to be on their home football field was over. Syracuse was first to receive the ball and after an...

Dan Tortora
Sep 6, 20257 min read


Sellers & South Carolina Shine in 2nd Half, Defeat VT
The first score of the 2025-26 South Carolina Gamecocks' season came on the team's first possession of the season when quarterback...

Dan Tortora
Aug 31, 20255 min read


'Battle: Orange' Goes to Rocky Top
The Syracuse Orange and Tennessee Volunteers each had 10 wins last season, with the Vols attaining an at-large bid in the first-ever...

Dan Tortora
Aug 30, 20256 min read
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