#CuseCountdown

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We kick off our #CuseCountdown with Riley Dixon. Last season, Dixon earned All-ACC honorable mention accolades. Syracuse opens the season against Rhode Island on Friday, Sept. 4 in the Carrier Dome.

 

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91 days until our first game of 2015! George Rooks was the 1991 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year. Rooks recorded 15.5 career sacks at Syracuse and went on to play for the New York Giants and Miami Dolphins. #CuseCountdown #OrangeNation

 

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90 days until kickoff! Terry Wooden recorded 23.0 sacks in his Syracuse career, which ranks fourth in program history. Wooden was the 29th overall pick in the 1990 NFL Draft and went on to play nine seasons professionally. #CuseCountdown #OrangeNation

 

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In today's #CuseCountdown, we recognize tight end Josh Parris. Parris recorded nine receptions for 49 yards in 2014. In 2013, he hauled in the game-winning touchdown against Boston College with six seconds remaining. #OrangeNation

 

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88 days left on the #CuseCountdown! The second tight end to be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, John Mackey played at Syracuse from 1960-62. In 1961, he caught 15 passes for a then school-record 321 yards.#OrangeNation

 

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87 days remain until the season-opener! Stephen Brominski was on the receiving end of the game-winning touchdown pass from Donovan McNabb against Virginia Tech in 1998. #CuseCountdown #OrangeNation

 

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86 days until the Orange hosts Rhode Island! Andrew Dees was a three-year starter at Syracuse from 1989-91, helping the team to three straight bowl appearances. Dees went on to play in the NFL for Cincinnati and Seattle.

 

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85 days left on the #CuseCountdown! Roland Williams was an All-BIG EAST honoree in 1997. Williams won a Super Bowl with St. Louis in 2002. #OrangeNation

 

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84 days until kickoff! Chris Gedney was a unanimous All-American in 1992. Gedney recorded 91 receptions in his Orange career, the second-most by a Syracuse tight end. #CuseCountdown #OrangeNation

 

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83 days remain until the first game of 2015. Jamie Kimmel registered 20.5 career sacks at Syracuse, which ranks sixth in program history. Kimmel played two seasons with the Los Angeles Raiders. #CuseCountdown #OrangeNation

 

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82 days remain on the #CuseCountdown! Wide receiver Alvin Cornelius has played in 19 games the past two seasons, recording 12 receptions for 176 yards and one touchdown. #OrangeNation

 

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81 days until Syracuse takes on Rhode Island! David Tyree was a 2003 All-BIG EAST honoree. Tyree hauled in one of the most memorable catches in Super Bowl history in 2008 with the New York Giants. #CuseCountdown#OrangeNation

 

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80 days until the first game of the season! Nick Provo was an All-BIG EAST First Team honoree in 2011. Provo holds the program record for most career receptions by a tight end, hauling in 92 passes. #CuseCountdown#OrangeNation

 

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79 days left on the #CuseCountdown. Blake Bednarz was the starting right guard on the undefeated 1987 Syracuse team. Bednarz played one season in the NFL. #OrangeNation

 

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78 days remain until the first game! Doug Marrone played at Syracuse from 1983-85 before getting drafted in the sixth round of the 1986 NFL Draft. Marrone would coach the Orange from 2009-12, guiding the team to two bowl victories. #CuseCountdown #OrangeNation

 

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77 days until kickoff! As a senior in 1996, Shelton Prescott was an All-BIG EAST First Team honoree and led the Orange to a victory in the Liberty Bowl. #CuseCountdown #OrangeNation

 

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76 days left in the #CuseCountdown! Joe Ehrmann was a First Team All-American in 1970. Ehrmann was the 10th overall pick in the 1973 NFL Draft. #OrangeNation

 

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75 days until Syracuse plays Rhode Island! Ryan Durand was an All-BIG EAST selection in 2008. Durand played four seasons in the NFL. #CuseCountdown #OrangeNation

 

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74 days left in the #CuseCountdown! Bob Brotzki started 45 straight games during his playing days at Syracuse. Currently, Brotzki is the Syracuse assistant athletics director for player development. #OrangeNation

 

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73 days until kickoff! Jon Burton played in 10 of 12 contests in his first season on campus in 2014. #CuseCountdown #OrangeNation

 

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72 days left on the #CuseCountdown! Tim Green was a two-time All-American and Lombardi Trophy finalist at Syracuse. Green ranks first in program history in career sacks. #OrangeNation

 

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71 days until kickoff! Ken Clarke went on to play 14 seasons in the NFL, including the 1981 Super Bowl. #CuseCountdown #OrangeNation

 

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70 days left in the #CuseCountdown! Rob Burnett was a Lombardi Award semifinalist in 1989. He was drafted in the fifth round of the 1990 NFL Draft. #OrangeNation

 

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69 days until kickoff! Quinn Ojinnaka played in all 35 games his final three seasons at Syracuse. Ojinnaka was drafted in the fifth round of the 2006 NFL Draft. #CuseCountdown #OrangeNation

 

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68 days left until kickoff! Nick Robinson has started 21 games the past two seasons at Syracuse. #CuseCountdown #OrangeNation