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JMA Wireless Dome Opens with Orange Romp of Cardinals

Posted on September 3, 2022 at 11:25 PM Comments comments ()


  Article by Dan Tortora


  The Syracuse Orange opened up their first game of the season on an historic night, with this being the first-ever game to be played in the now JMA Wireless Dome.


  Receiving the ball first, Syracuse's opening play of the game was...

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Sean Tucker Running Into Our Hearts & Into History

Posted on October 23, 2021 at 4:45 PM Comments comments ()


  Article by Dan Tortora

 

  Syracuse University used to be known as "RBU".

 

  Jim Brown.

 

  Ernie Davis.

 

  Floyd Little.

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Syracuse Falls for 3rd-Straight Time in Close Quarters

Posted on October 15, 2021 at 10:45 PM Comments comments ()


  Article by Dan Tortora


  The Syracuse Orange, although not scoring on their opening drive versus the visiting Clemson Tigers, were able to take a nice chunk of change off the game clock, keeping possession for 6:39, giving Clemson their first possession of the contest at the 7:21 mark of the first quarter.

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Syracuse Forces OT, but Wake Remains Unbeaten

Posted on October 9, 2021 at 7:25 PM Comments comments ()


  Article by Dan Tortora


  The Syracuse Orange (3-2) returned home to the Dome after a last-second loss to the Florida State Seminoles (1-4) to face the undefeated Wake Forest Demon Deacons (5-0).


  Syracuse is 5-3 versus Wake Forest as Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) foe...

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Message in a Necklace: The Marlowe Wax Story

Posted on October 6, 2021 at 9:45 PM Comments comments ()


  Article by Dan Tortora


  Marlowe Wax, Jr., came to the Syracuse Orange from Baltimore, Maryland.


  He touched down in Central New York after carrying out his high school days at Mount St. Joseph.


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Syracuse Loses a Heartbreaker in Tallahassee

Posted on October 2, 2021 at 7:45 PM Comments comments ()


  Article by Dan Tortora


  The Syracuse Orange (3-1) traveled into Tallahassee for their first Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) game of the season, visiting the Florida State Seminoles.


  Syracuse, since joining the ACC in 2013, has only defeated Florida State once,...

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Syracuse Avenges Loss to Liberty With Last-Second FG

Posted on September 24, 2021 at 11:55 PM Comments comments ()


  Article by Dan Tortora


  The Syracuse Orange, for the first time ever, had Garrett Shrader (sophomore transfer) trot out onto the field to start the game.


  Shrader, coming from Mississippi State, had come in during Syracuse’s previous games at Ohio and at ho...

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Syracuse Rolls Albany in First-Ever Meeting

Posted on September 18, 2021 at 3:20 PM Comments comments ()


  Article by Dan Tortora


  Following opening their new-look Dome for the first time to fans in almost two years with a rough outing offensively, the Syracuse Orange welcomed an I-90 battle with the Albany Great Danes of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA), which is in the Football Championship Division (FCS), also known as NCAA ...

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Rutgers Defeats Syracuse Now As Non-Conference Foes

Posted on September 11, 2021 at 5:30 PM Comments comments ()


  Article by Dan Tortora


  The Dome opened for fans for the first time in almost two years here on a suitable day, that being September 11th.


  Twenty years ago to the date, our freedom felt attacked.


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