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Louisville Opens as 3.5 Point Favorite Over Syracuse (TNIAAM; Keeley)
The Louisville Cardinals and Syracuse Orange will pick up their rivalry after a year off and when they do, the Cards will be favored by 3.5 points, according to OddsShark.
The Cardinals come into the Friday night game with a 4-1 overall record, most recently defeating Wake Forest 20-10. Their loss came at the hands of theVirginia Cavaliers a few weeks back. They also come into the game with the nation's top run defense, which is concerning for an SU team that has had trouble establishing the run.
Syracuse enters the game 2-2, riding a two-game losing streak after losses to Maryland and Notre Dame.
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Syracuse Beaten at It's Own Game by Notre Dame (DO; Klinger)
Notre Dame stretched Syracuse’s defense to both ends of the field, punching through the thinned unit and gaining chunks of yardage, practically at will. The Fighting Irish were going to throw screens and slants. It was going to work. There was only so much the Orange could do about it.
The Fighting Irish could pull up, screw up and give the ball up without consequence.
It was like watching a cocky point guard dribble his defender to the asphalt, only to back off and do it again without scoring anything, just to torment his opponent. But this was football on a professional stage. And it was only the first quarter. That’s not how it’s supposed to work.
With its own series of short passes to the perimeter mixed in with the occasional deep ball, Syracuse tried to beat Notre Dame at its own game. In that game, though, the Fighting Irish had the polish of a runway model.
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Syracuse Rushing Attack Struggles Against Highly Ranked Notre Dame Defense (DO; D' Abbraccio)
With one brilliantly executed fake punt in the third quarter, Riley Dixon nearly matched Syracuse’s rushing yards total from the first half.
With that one carry, he also finished the game as the Orange’s leading rusher.
The senior punter’s takeoff on a 4th-and-7 accounted for 42 of Syracuse’s 135 yards on the ground in SU’s 31-15 loss to No. 8 Notre Dame on Saturday at MetLife Stadium. The Fighting Irish flexed its muscle as one of the country’s Top-10 run defenses, limiting SU — aside from Dixon’s highlight-reel dash — to 3.2 yards per carry.
SU head coach Scott Shafer said UND effectively threw various fronts at the Orange that disguised where pressure was coming from.
“Just kept us off balance and we didn’t do a good job maintaining and sustaining our blocks up front at times and they got off their blocks,” Shafer said. “They did a hell of a job.”
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Golson Picks Apart Shorthanded SU Secondary (DO; Klinger)
Julian Whigham didn’t realize Everett Golson threw 25 straight completions.
“He had 20 straight completions?” the SU cornerback said when asked about them. “… Wow. Good for him.”
They came quick. And while the Syracuse (2-2) secondary largely limited No. 8 Notre Dame’s (4-0) passing attack to short passes to the outside, time on the field with Golson took its toll. Being shorthanded in Wayne Morgan’s absence and the defensive line not getting enough pressure on Golson tore at the SU secondary enough for Notre Dame to get 362 yards and four touchdowns through the air.
“That’s going to happen if you don’t get consistent pressure on the quarterback,” SU defensive line coach Tim Daoust said.
Brandon Reddish had an interception in the first quarter and recovered a fumble, but he also got beat by Corey Robinson for a touchdown, despite tugging the Fighting Irish wide receiver’s jersey off his shoulder pads.
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One Last Look at the SU-ND Football Game: Pictures, Videos, Comments (PS; Murray)
LOST OPPORTUNITY
The Orange had a chance to make a dramatic statement in primetime against a top-10 opponent.
Instead, the Orange wasted a plus-four turnover margin in a 31-15 loss to No. 8 Notre Dame on Saturday at MetLife Stadium.
Before looking forward to Louisville, here's a last look back at what went so wrong against the Notre Dame.
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Louisville Opens as 3.5 Point Favorite Over Syracuse (TNIAAM; Keeley)
The Louisville Cardinals and Syracuse Orange will pick up their rivalry after a year off and when they do, the Cards will be favored by 3.5 points, according to OddsShark.
The Cardinals come into the Friday night game with a 4-1 overall record, most recently defeating Wake Forest 20-10. Their loss came at the hands of theVirginia Cavaliers a few weeks back. They also come into the game with the nation's top run defense, which is concerning for an SU team that has had trouble establishing the run.
Syracuse enters the game 2-2, riding a two-game losing streak after losses to Maryland and Notre Dame.
...
Syracuse Beaten at It's Own Game by Notre Dame (DO; Klinger)
Notre Dame stretched Syracuse’s defense to both ends of the field, punching through the thinned unit and gaining chunks of yardage, practically at will. The Fighting Irish were going to throw screens and slants. It was going to work. There was only so much the Orange could do about it.
The Fighting Irish could pull up, screw up and give the ball up without consequence.
It was like watching a cocky point guard dribble his defender to the asphalt, only to back off and do it again without scoring anything, just to torment his opponent. But this was football on a professional stage. And it was only the first quarter. That’s not how it’s supposed to work.
With its own series of short passes to the perimeter mixed in with the occasional deep ball, Syracuse tried to beat Notre Dame at its own game. In that game, though, the Fighting Irish had the polish of a runway model.
...
Syracuse Rushing Attack Struggles Against Highly Ranked Notre Dame Defense (DO; D' Abbraccio)
With one brilliantly executed fake punt in the third quarter, Riley Dixon nearly matched Syracuse’s rushing yards total from the first half.
With that one carry, he also finished the game as the Orange’s leading rusher.
The senior punter’s takeoff on a 4th-and-7 accounted for 42 of Syracuse’s 135 yards on the ground in SU’s 31-15 loss to No. 8 Notre Dame on Saturday at MetLife Stadium. The Fighting Irish flexed its muscle as one of the country’s Top-10 run defenses, limiting SU — aside from Dixon’s highlight-reel dash — to 3.2 yards per carry.
SU head coach Scott Shafer said UND effectively threw various fronts at the Orange that disguised where pressure was coming from.
“Just kept us off balance and we didn’t do a good job maintaining and sustaining our blocks up front at times and they got off their blocks,” Shafer said. “They did a hell of a job.”
...
Golson Picks Apart Shorthanded SU Secondary (DO; Klinger)
Julian Whigham didn’t realize Everett Golson threw 25 straight completions.
“He had 20 straight completions?” the SU cornerback said when asked about them. “… Wow. Good for him.”
They came quick. And while the Syracuse (2-2) secondary largely limited No. 8 Notre Dame’s (4-0) passing attack to short passes to the outside, time on the field with Golson took its toll. Being shorthanded in Wayne Morgan’s absence and the defensive line not getting enough pressure on Golson tore at the SU secondary enough for Notre Dame to get 362 yards and four touchdowns through the air.
“That’s going to happen if you don’t get consistent pressure on the quarterback,” SU defensive line coach Tim Daoust said.
Brandon Reddish had an interception in the first quarter and recovered a fumble, but he also got beat by Corey Robinson for a touchdown, despite tugging the Fighting Irish wide receiver’s jersey off his shoulder pads.
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One Last Look at the SU-ND Football Game: Pictures, Videos, Comments (PS; Murray)
LOST OPPORTUNITY
The Orange had a chance to make a dramatic statement in primetime against a top-10 opponent.
Instead, the Orange wasted a plus-four turnover margin in a 31-15 loss to No. 8 Notre Dame on Saturday at MetLife Stadium.
Before looking forward to Louisville, here's a last look back at what went so wrong against the Notre Dame.
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