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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


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


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


Le Moyne to Reclassify Early
Le Moyne College made a decision back in 2023 after careful consideration of looking at all of their possibilities. They could have...

Dan Tortora
Jul 17, 20252 min read


Exclusive Schedule News for Le Moyne
While on “Wake Up Call with Dan Tortora”, Le Moyne Dolphins Women’s Basketball Head Coach Nick DiPillo shared exclusive news on the...

Dan Tortora
Jul 16, 20252 min read


EXCLUSIVE - Fran Tortora Returns Home, Joins ‘Phins
The Le Moyne Dolphins are gaining a champion-caliber student-athlete via the transfer portal, in Francesca Tortora. Tortora won a...

Dan Tortora
Jun 4, 20253 min read


Le Moyne Hires New Coach
The Le Moyne Dolphins Volleyball program has a new leader in Fiona Cunningham. Cunningham was previously with the East Carolina Pirates...

Dan Tortora
Apr 10, 20251 min read


BSC Syracuse to Cancel 2025 Baseball Season
The Bryant & Stratton College - Syracuse baseball program was set to head into Year 3 of their existence, but that third year will have...

Dan Tortora
Jan 17, 20252 min read
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