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Syracuse’s freshmen aren’t playing like freshmen (DO; Graham)
Lined up in the slot to Eric Dungey’s left, freshman receiver Taj Harris burst out of his stance and down the field, streaking past Clemson safety Nolan Turner in coverage.
Dungey saw the wideout dart open and flung the ball to Harris, who ran under it, making a bobbling catch for 51 yards on third down to set up Syracuse’s first touchdown against then-No. 3 Clemson.
“I was running, running, running, running,” Harris said of the play postgame, “and I put my hands out and just waited for it to hit my hands.”
Harris’ catch is just one highlight play from Syracuse’s (4-1, 1-1 Atlantic Coast) freshman class. Safety Andre Cisco, cornerback Trill Williams, running back Jarveon Howard, Harris and a handful of other freshmen have all made steady contributions, large and small, early in their SU careers, bolstering a roster that in years past lacked depth.
“We’re trying to be a different class here,” Williams said. “Bring a different dynamic to the team.”
But before the group stepped on campus, head coach Dino Babers acknowledged the difficulties of playing college football as a true freshman during his National Signing Day press conference. He referred to the 2018 recruiting class as a “break” class, meaning the players could take a break from playing football regularly to learn and develop.
Harris remembered asking Babers about the opportunity to play early. Babers, as Harris recalls, said that if he was serious about contributing right away, he needed to study the playbook and refine his craft as much, and as soon, as possible.
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Orange Weekly: Can Syracuse football go into the bye week 5-1? (video) (PS; video; Axe)
Why hasn't the Syracuse University football team won a game at Pittsburgh since 2001?
Syracuse.com's Brent Axe and Nate Mink try to answer that question and preview SU's matchup with Pittsburgh and what it will take for the Orange to go into their bye week with a 5-1 record this week on 'Orange Weekly.'
Nate and Brent also discuss what the biggest takeaway from the Orange's loss to Clemson was and if the expectations for the 2018 have been raised.
You'll also hear from Orange head coach Dino Babers, quarterback Eric Dungey cornerback Christopher Frederick and defensive end Kendall Coleman.
Check out this week's episode of Orange Weekly by clicking on the video above.
Syracuse special teams thrive with punter, walk-on kicker (espn; AP)
One thing is certain about Syracuse coach Dino Babers -- he's getting a kick out of watching his special teams perform.
From punter Sterling Hofrichter to walk-on place-kicker Andre Szmyt to return man Sean Riley, it's hard to find much wrong so far this season for a team that's 4-1, the lone loss a four-point setback at unbeaten powerhouse Clemson on Saturday.
Hofrichter is averaging 46 yards on 23 punts -- eight of them over 50 yards -- and 13 have been downed inside the 20-yard line. Szmyt, a redshirt freshman from Vernon Hills, Illinois, has missed only one field goal in 14 tries.
"We've both been putting in a lot of hard work in practice," said Hofrichter, a redshirt junior from Valrico, Florida, who leaned on predecessor Riley Dixon for guidance when he arrived at Syracuse. "It's just showing off what we've been doing (in practice)."
Eleven of Hofrichter's punts have resulted in fair catches, a testament to the hang time of his kicks. He strives for 5 seconds and has only allowed one real return so far this year -- for 1 yard.
No surprise the Orange are tied for third nationally with Oklahoma in punt return defense (-33) and sixth overall in net punting (43.43). Hofrichter also has notched 21 touchbacks on 44 kickoffs and opponents have been limited to an average of 15 yards among the 12 that have been returned. That ties the Orange for seventh nationally with Oklahoma.
He's booming kicks despite his 5-foot-9, 195-pound frame. Next up for Syracuse is Pitt on Saturday.
"I try my best. I'm just doing my job," Hofrichter said. "It's definitely harder for me to do because being short, I'm not able to follow up in the air as high as taller punters."
Hofrichter's prowess was on full display in the final seconds of the third quarter against Clemson when his towering, 51-yard punt was fumbled by return man Amari Rodgers and recovered by Syracuse's Jamal Custis at the Tigers 10. Four plays later, quarterback Eric Dungey scored to give the Orange a 23-13 lead. Rodgers also fumbled another of Hofrichter's punts but recovered it after a 2-yard loss.
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Syracuse Among Week 6's Most Popular College Football Bets (actionnetwork.com; Donahue)
- Syracuse (-3 at Pittsburgh) is the most popular team among public bettors for college football's Week 6 slate.
- South Florida and Washington State round out the top three most public plays of the weekend.
This week, public bettors are all over three favorites — as is often the case — and their decision-making looks to be based off last week’s results.
Syracuse (-3) @ Pittsburgh
12:20 p.m. ET
Getting 84% of bets in what’s on pace to be the sixth-most heavily bet game on Saturday, Syracuse is the most popular team of the weekend. Despite that support for the Orange, Syracuse has fallen from -6 to -3 as sharps have been all over Pittsburgh.
Why the public loves Syracuse: Nearly 70% of bettors had the Orange last weekend as 25.5-point underdogs to Clemson. After watching ‘Cuse nearly steal the game outright, the public has completely bought in on this team.
South Florida (-15.5) @ UMass
3:30 p.m. ET
This is certainly not one of the marquee matchups of the weekend, but South Florida has drawn the highest percentage of bettors to this point. Eighty-six percent of tickets have landed on the Bulls, and the line has moved from -14 to -15.5.
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Three Key Statements the Orange Would Make With a Win Over Pitt – Orange Fizz – Free Syracuse Recruiting News (orangefizz.net; Singer)
Anytime Syracuse plays Pittsburgh, it’s a big deal. With the longtime rivals facing on Saturday, here’s three statements the Orange would make by beating the Panthers.
1) Rivalry bragging rights
Basketball aside, these schools’ football programs aren’t too fond of each other either. Syracuse and Pittsburgh were Big East rivals for 21 years and have played a total of 72 times, first meeting in 1916. The all-time series is pretty close, with the Panthers narrowly getting the better of the Orange. Pitt has 38 wins to SU’s 31, and the teams have tied three times as well.
Pitt’s recent success against Syracuse has helped build its series lead. Looking at some of the more recent results, the Panthers have won 13 of the last 16 meetings. However, Syracuse beat the Panthers last year, and if history repeats itself, tides could soon turn.
Over the course of SU-Pitt history, both teams have been rather streaky. Prior to Pitt’s current run, Syracuse enjoyed some success of its own. From 1984 to 2001, the Orange beat the Panthers 16 of 18 times (and tied once). Sure enough, however, just before SU’s run of good fortune, Pitt took 13 of 15 from 1969 to 1983.
2) Winning on the road
Recent history would clearly indicate that the Orange is a different team on the road than it is at home. Despite playing tough at Clemson, SU is still 3-9 away from home in the Dino Babers era. When Syracuse beat Western Michigan in Kalamazoo to start the season, it was its first road win since Oct. 22, 2016.
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The Fizz Predicts Syracuse and Pitt – Orange Fizz – Free Syracuse Recruiting News (orangefizz.net; Aki)
Despite Syracuse’s best efforts to prove The Fizz wrong for the second straight year, all but one staff member correctly predicted a Clemson win and just one staff member predicted it would be a one possession game. How consensus are this week’s predictions?
Tyler Aki (5-0): Syracuse 48, Pitt 17
The Panthers are about to get absolutely boat raced this weekend. Pitt has already suffered a pair of losses by 30 or more, and another one is coming this week against Syracuse. The Panthers’ offense is very run-centric, which was the Orange’s Achilles heel last week against Clemson. The difference? Pitt doesn’t have the same All-American caliber linemen up front to pave the way for Qadree Ollison, who also isn’t nearly as talented as Travis Etienne. Meanwhile, Eric Dungey and the Orange offense doesn’t have to go up against a menacing defensive front this week. And just to pile on, this is a three phase sport. Syracuse owns the massive edge in both offense and defense, but the biggest gap lies on special teams. SU is the nation’s leader in special teams efficiency, a metric that takes into account how many points a unit contributes to the teams scoring margin on a per play basis while also taking into account strength of schedule and points scored in garbage time. Meanwhile Pitt sits outside the top 100. Syracuse cruises to its fifth win of the season and becomes bowl eligible.
JD Raucci (4-1): Syracuse 30, Pitt 20
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Syracuse Orange v. Pittsburgh Panthers Predictions - The Juice Online (the juice; Staff)
Syracuse is 4-1 and will try to enter the top 25 for the first time since 2001 when it heads to Heinz Field to play Pitt. Ahead of the game, The Juice Online’s Brad Bierman and Wes Cheng gave their predictions for the game.
BRAD BIERMAN (Season Predictions, 4-1): It’s Retro Weekend at Pittsburgh, with four of the scheduled men’s and women’s sports programs, including the football team at Heinz Field, donning the old royal blue and mustard colors worn by Pitt football between 1973 and 1996. Think of the Tony Dorsett, Dan Marino and Curtis Martin teams, going up against the likes of Bill Hurley, Don McPherson and Donovan McNabb.
Fast forward to this year’s Panthers team wearing those colors, or particularly the Pittsburgh (2-3, 1-1) defense which was decimated last week by Central Florida quarterback McKenzie Milton, an understated Heisman Trophy candidate for a team with a 17 game winning streak, to the tune of 328 passing yards and four touchdown passes.
The Pitt offense never established a rushing attack against UCF, stymieing sophomore quarterback Kenny Pickett’s ability to get anything going in the passing game (163 yards, one TD, one interception).
With that Panther preview in mind where does that leave Syracuse (4-1, 1-1) this first week of October preparing for an annual foe at a location it has only one once (2001), coming off its first loss of the season, surprising practically all but those inside the football wing at Manley?
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Pitt Offense Expecting Improved Syracuse 'D' (pittsburghsportsnow.com; Saunders)
Two years ago, Pitt and Syracuse played in a game that would make any defensive coordinator blush.
The Panthers and Orange scored a combined 137 points in Pitt’s 76-61 victory at Heinz Field in 2016.
Last season, the result did not go Pitt’s way, but the game reflected more of the spirit of the way the two former Big East rivals have played over the years.
That is, some well-defended football. From 2012 to 2015, the teams averaged at total of 40 points per game. Three of those games were decided by a field goal or less. In 2017, it was again a field goal margin, 27-24 in favor of the Orange.
The Pitt offense is expecting it to be another closely-fought game where yards and points are hard to come by. Here’s quarterback Kenny Pickett, wide receivers coach Kevin Sherman, guard Connor Dintino and wide receiver Maurice Ffrench on what to expect from the Orange.
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Lyke Has 'A Lot of Confidence' in Narduzzi; Says Retro Colors Staying (pittsburghsportsnow.com; Saunders)
Pitt athletic director Heather Lyke said on Thursday that she still has confidence in head football coach Pat Narduzzi, his players and staff, despite the team’s 2-3 start to the 2018 season.
“We’re five games in,” Lyke said. “We’ve got a lot of confidence in our players, our student-athletes, that are working over there, our coaching staff. I think we’ve lost two games to really strong programs. Then, we lost a game that was close at North Carolina. That was a tough one. But, you know, we’ve got a lot of season left to go and I’ve got a lot of confidence in our coaches and our student-athletes.”
Lyke intimated that she was aware of the negative response from Pitt’s fanbase, donors and alumni, but that she is glad that high expectations remain for her programs.
“We all have expectations that we want to win,” Lyke said. “People want to win and be as competitive as possible, even when you don’t win. … We want to work in an environment where there’s great expectations. I know our coaches are working as hard as they can to meet those expectations.”
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Pitt-Syracuse And This Weekend Of College Football Pitt Panther Rants And Other Sports Rant podcast (player.fm; podcast; Harris)
Talking Pitt-Syracuse and how we should expect a Pitt win this Saturday. Pitt loses a commitment because the player didn’t like the offense. I talk about the rest of the college football weekend and the Steelers/NFL.
Syracuse Football: Jamar McGloster joins the Los Angeles Chargers (itlh.com; Esden Jr)
Former Syracuse football offensive tackle Jamar McGloster has signed on with the Los Angeles Chargers. Here’s why that’s a perfect fit.
Stay classy San Diego, I mean Los Angeles? That’s exactly where former Syracuse football offensive tackle Jamar McGloster is headed after signing on to join their practice squad.
According to Stephen Bailey of Syracuse.com, McGloster worked out for the Chargers back in September.
Jamar spent five years with the Orange from 2013 through 2017, 2013 was a redshirt year. In his freshman and sophomore years he played sparingly before finally proving he could be a key cog for this Orange offensive line.
Then as a junior and senior he started all 24 games at right tackle and showed that he was ready for the spotlight.
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Where are the wins for UNC Football and Larry Fedora? - ACCSports.com (accsports.com; Geisinger)
After a rough 2017 season in Chapel Hill, things haven’t gone much better for Larry Fedora and UNC football in 2018. The Tar Heels are just 1-3 with the lone victory coming at home against a struggling Pitt squad.
North Carolina has dealt with a bevy of suspensions, which has made things more challenging; however, it’s not just the record that’s tough. After the blowout loss at Miami, UNC has a point differential of -63 (in only four games); that ranks worst in the ACC by two touchdowns.
- Florida State: -12
- Louisville: -38
- Pitt: -48
- UNC: -63
Football Study Hall projects UNC to win only one more game this season — when the Heels host Western Carolina in mid-November. In five of North Carolina’s remaining six ACC games, Football Study Hall has UNC projected to lose by at least two touchdowns.
(In terms of cumulative wins, Football Study Hall has UNC pegged at 3.2.)
Up Ahead
If this holds true, Larry Fedora and UNC could finish at 2-9. In over 100 seasons of football, North Carolina has just 12 seasons of two or fewer wins.
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College football week 6: Storms to threaten delays for pivotal SEC, ACC matchups (accuweather.com; Galimberti)
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This week will make the halfway point for the regular college football season as some teams begin to pull away in the race to the playoffs.
Several top matchups will be affected by heat, humidity and storms this week which could lead to a slew of delays across the SEC and ACC.
Take a look at the forecasts for week six.
No. 4 Clemson at Wake Forest - 3:30 p.m. ET
Clemson will travel to Winston-Salem this week and try to avoid a major upset as they take on the Demon Deacons.
Fans should prepare for hot, humid and wet conditions for the afternoon matchup.
Morning tailgaters can expect temperatures in the low 70s with spotty showers. By the first half, the high will reach 80.
A stray shower or thunderstorm is not out of the question. Should lightning strike near the stadium, a delay will be called.
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2018 College Football Predictions (fivethirtyeight.com)
2018 College Football Predictions
Updated after every game and new College Football Playoff selection committee ranking (or AP Top 25 poll before Oct. 30, when the first ranking is released).
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Rosamond Gifford Zoo achieves AZA accreditation (PS)
The Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA) announced that the Rosamond Gifford Zoo has been granted accreditation by AZA's independent Accreditation Commission.
"Only the very best zoos and aquariums can meet AZA's accreditation standards for animal care and conservation, which are universally acknowledged as the 'gold-standard' within the zoological profession," said AZA President and CEO Dan Ashe. "By achieving accreditation, the Rosamond Gifford Zoo demonstrates a commitment to protecting animals around the world and inspiring their guests to do the same."
To be accredited, the zoo underwent a thorough review to make certain it has and will continue to meet ever-rising standards in categories including animal care and welfare, veterinary programs, conservation, education, and safety. AZA requires zoos and aquariums to successfully complete this rigorous accreditation process every five years in order to be members of the Association.
The accreditation process includes a detailed application and an on-site inspection by a team of trained zoo and aquarium professionals. The inspecting team observes all aspects of the institution's operation, including animal care and welfare; keeper training; safety for visitors, staff and animals; educational programs; conservation efforts; veterinary programs; financial stability; risk management; visitor services; and more. Finally, top officials are interviewed at a formal hearing of AZA's independent Accreditation Commission, after which accreditation is granted, tabled or denied. Any institution denied may reapply a year later.
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