Paper Trail

On a cold night in Central New York, the ice-cold Syracuse Orange, 0-3 in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), opened up the Dome for a bout with the Louisville Cardinals, who came in at 2-2 in conference play. Syracuse's defense started things off on a positive note when senior Chris Peal, who had been moved from cornerback to safety, crossed in on the route to prevent the completion, bringing up fourth down and a subsequent punt by the Cardinal on Louisville's opening drive

On a sunny Saturday that featured a breeze in the center of the Sunshine State, the UCF Knights hosted the TCU Horned Frogs. Both squads came into the match-up at 2-1, with this contest being the first Big 12 Conference game for each institution this season. The Knights won the toss and decided to defer to the second half, kicking off to the Horned Frogs to start the game. On the third play of the day, TCU sophomore wide receiver Ed Small would fumble, forced by redshirt-seni

In the second week of the 2026-27 season for the Syracuse Orange, we have conference play as the Orange hosted the Golden Bears of California-Berkeley for a midday Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) bout. The game began with sophomore wide receiver Darien Williams, a graduate from nearby Christian Brothers Academy (CBA) Syracuse, taking the kickoff from his own seven-yard line to the 36, a 29-yard return to begin the contest. Syracuse's first offensive play would be a one-yard r

Fifth-year quarterback Steve Angeli's first play since going out in the fourth game of the 2025 season due to a torn Achilles was a hand-off to sophomore running back Tylik Hill for a four-yard gain as the Orange hosted the New Hampshire Wildcats of the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) Football Conference who were coming off of a 28-14 loss on the road in conference to the UAlbany Great Danes (0-1, 0-1 CAA). His first completion since the road match-up against the Clemson T

The College Football Playoff (CFP) Management Committee had a decision with a due date of Friday, January 23, 2026, concerning the future of their postseason, and that decision has been made... for now. This committee includes all 10 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Commissioners as well as the University of Notre Dame's Director of Athletics. With representation from the entire FBS trying to find the best fit for the future, the committee determined that they will continue th

Despite each offense finding a way to a new set of downs to open the night, the defenses were the stars of the intro to the 2026 College Football Playoff National Championship, forcing each offense to punt away their first possession. Miami's second drive would end on just three plays, with two runs and an incomplete pass, before punting the ball back to Indiana. Unlike the Hurricanes, the Hoosiers would gain a first down on their second drive, actually four of them, and woul

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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....

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

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...

The first score of the 2025-26 South Carolina Gamecocks' season came on the team's first possession of the season when quarterback...

The Syracuse Orange and Tennessee Volunteers each had 10 wins last season, with the Vols attaining an at-large bid in the first-ever...

Fran Brown, Head Coach of the Syracuse Orange football program, has added Jeff Ambrosie to his staff. Ambrosie will serve as the...