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Who is Syracuse football prioritizing in recruiting for its 2021 class? - The Juice Online (the juice; Cheng)


Syracuse.com’s Stephen Bailey calls in to discuss SU football recruiting with Wes Cheng on The Juice on the Cuse podcast hosted by SNY.tv. TJO editor in chief Brad Bierman then calls in to chat about the potential start of the 2020 football season.

SNY.tv Syracuse Podcasts · The Juice on the Cuse 6-1-20: With Syracuse.com's Stephen Bailey

Here are the highlights from the show:

Wesley Cheng: Who are some of Syracuse’s top targets for the remainder of the the 2020 class?

Stephen Bailey: It’s been kind of interesting to follow all of this. You see everyone who they offer, but it’s hard to tell who they’re homing in on. I think there are a few names on the defensive side of the ball that are pretty clearly priority targets. Duce Chestnut, a defensive back from New Jersey, a four-star guy, maybe the highest DB on their board. Kareem Harden, a two-way linemen from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. I believe Nick Monroe is recruiting him. They probably play him at tackle. Syracuse doesn’t have an offensive linemen committed to its class. He would potentially be the first if they could get him. And then Jason Henderson, a linebacker from Pennsylvania. He’s been told he’s the top linebacker on their board.
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Top 3 Home Wins in Syracuse Football History Part 1 – Orange Fizz – Free Syracuse Recruiting News (orangefizz.net; Klein)

As part of our “Top 3” series at the Fizz, and with the new roof of the Dome nearly complete, it’s appropriate to rank the best home wins in Syracuse Football history. No. 2 will be revealed on Thursday, and the top choice will be published on Saturday.

3. THE ORANGE THRASH THE NITTANY LIONS TO STAY PERFECT

Heading into the 1987 season, there was a clear path for the Orange to finish undefeated for the second time in program history. No. 10 Penn State, the defending national champions led by Head Coach Joe Paterno, was the only true obstacle standing in the way. Syracuse was shelled in Happy Valley 42-3 the previous year, but 1987 was magical.

Don McPherson began the game with an 80-yard touchdown pass to Rob Moore en route to a school record 336 yards. McPherson passed for two more touchdowns and ran for a pair. At one point the Orange led 41-0 before finishing with a 48-21 victory.

It was a transformative game in the middle of a transformative season for Syracuse football. Head Coach Dick MacPherson and the Orange earned the respect of the teams that had made a living on SU in the years prior. In many ways the game symbolized the passing of the torch.

”You’re a great team and this was a great victory,” Paterno said to Syracuse after the game. ”Keep the national championship in the East.”

The win solidifies itself as one of the best in the Dome because of what it meant for such a special season. The Orange went on to tie Auburn in the Sugar Bowl, finishing without a loss. But the victory is that much sweeter because of the sentimentality of it. The Orange pounded the rival Nittany Lions in front of former SU Head Coach Ben Swartzwalder. The 78-year-old, who retired after the 1973 season, was at the helm for Syracuse’s last win against Penn State in 1970.
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Top five Syracuse football seasons of the 21st century (itlh; Mlodzinski)

1. 2018

2018 was quite the year for the Syracuse football program.

Coming into the year with iffy expectations after a 4-8 season the year before, the Orange did bring back a lot of talent. And boy did that talent prove themselves.

They say that it takes a head coach three years to really implement their system, and in year three of Dino Babers’ high flying offense, that came to life.

Quarterback Eric Dungey passed for nearly 3,000 yards and 18 touchdowns, while also running for another 754 yards and 15 more scores. The two headed beast of Moe Neal and Dontae Strickland made up for a rushing trifecta with Dungey, with Jarveon Howard and Chris Elmore sprinkled in for a lot of depth.

At wideout, Syracuse was led by the speedy Sean Riley and the playmaker in Jamal Custis, with Nykeim Johnson and Taj Harris also making their impacts felt. Together, those four each hauled in 40 receptions and at least three touchdowns, often torching defenses in the process.

But what really brought this team together was its defense and special teams. Syracuse ranked near the top in the nation in takeaways, with All-American Andre Cisco accounting for seven of the team’s 18 INTs. The Orange also picked up 11 defensive fumble recoveries, while boasting not one, but two double-digit sack artists.

On special teams, Sterling Hofrichter dominated as usual for the school commonly known around the college football landscape as ‘Punter U’, while freshman Andre Szmyt won the Lou Groza Award for the nation’s top kicker.

Like the 2001 season, this year also consisted of some big time games against big time teams. The ‘Cuse almost knocked off Clemson for the second consecutive year, losing this time against the No. 3 Tigers at Death Valley, 27 to 23. Other than a blowout loss at Yankee Stadium against No. 3 Notre Dame in which Eric Dungey got hurt (SU was ranked 12th at the time), Syracuse defeated No. 22 NC State, 51 to 41, and annihilate Florida State and Louisville – two teams that often did the opposite to Syracuse in the past.

That type of confidence propelled Syracuse to one of their best seasons in school history, capped off by a Camping World Bowl win over No. 15 West Virginia, 34 to 18.
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Chandler Jones, the only NFL player in the past four seasons with at least 60 sacks and 17 forced fumbles, completed his degree in child and family studies online


Eight years later, Cardinals' Chandler Jones graduates from Syracuse (ESPMN; Weinfuss)

Eight years after leaving Syracuse University one class shy of graduation, Arizona Cardinals defensive end Chandler Jones finally went back to school this offseason.

The process began two years ago when he started looking at the logistics of it, and continued this January when he started his final class, a family studies course.

And on May 9, he and his family finally got to celebrate his college degree.

"Why not finish what you started?" asked Jones, who majored in child and family studies.

The workload wasn't tough, Jones said. He found time to get his schoolwork in between daily workouts and travel, including a trip to watch his brother Jon defend his UFC light heavyweight title in early February.

The three-credit class was entirely online, said Salatha Willis, Jones' academic adviser at Syracuse.

When Jones left Syracuse to train for the 2012 NFL draft -- the New England Patriots selected him with the 21st overall pick -- he was given the option to return and graduate at some point. But once Jones decided to finish his degree, Willis had to educate Jones on what school was like in 2020 from a technological standpoint.

Jones needed an update on how Syracuse does things now, from using the popular online higher-education program Blackboard to getting necessary access to online portals and tools.

Jones is the only NFL player in the past four seasons to record at least 60 sacks and 17 forced fumbles. He was a member of the Patriots' Super Bowl XLIX championship team. But from an academic standpoint, he was treated just like any other student, Willis said. That meant Jones had to meet all the requirements other students did: completing the course work, exams, quizzes and papers.

Willis pointed out that there's a common misconception that online courses are easier than in-person classes because the professor isn't present. But Willis said online courses come with a different set of requirements, such as discussion boards instead of class conversations. For example, some classes, Willis said, require each student to write a weekly post, which could be as long as 500 words, and then respond to other students' posts. That's on top of the weekly reading and writing assignments for a class, which could end with a 15- to 20-page paper.

Willis said Jones handled everything smoothly, and while he couldn't share the final grade, he said Jones did "exceptionally well."
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Will June be busy or quiet for 2021 WPIAL football recruits? - Trib HSSN (triblive.com; Harlan)

June can be a busy month for college football commitments, but will this year be different?

A year ago, 14 of the state’s Top 25 recruits made their decision in June, according to rankings.

That 2019 list of June commitments included WPIAL stars Michael Carmody of Mars, A.J. Beatty of Central Catholic, Josh Rawlings of Woodland Hills, Josh Kaltenberger of Seneca Valley and Jake Lugg of North Allegheny, along with City League standout Dayon Hayes of Westinghouse.

All six committed in the first month of summer.

This year, more than a dozen of the state’s Top 25 recruits remain uncommitted with a handful of highly ranked WPIAL players among them. In any other year, that might mean the next four weeks will be busy, but the coronavirus pandemic could slow down the commitment process.

That’s especially true since the NCAA once again extended the current “dead period” on the recruiting calendar through July 31. That means there’ll be no official campus visits this spring.

Coaches aren’t allowed to have face-to-face contact with recruits or their parents during a dead period.

However, coaches can communicate electronically, so the process continues.

The NCAA put the dead period into place immediately after cancelling its winter and spring championships. The latest extension came Wednesday.

Here are the top uncommitted WPIAL 2021 recruits, according to Rivals rankings:

Derrick Davis Gateway
6-0, 193, outside linebacker/safety
State ranking: fourth

Offers: Pitt Penn State, West Virginia, Alabama, Baylor, Boston College, Cincinnati, Clemson, Duke, Florida, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Kent State, LSU, Louisville, Maryland, Miami (Fla.), Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Syracuse, Temple, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Toledo, USC, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wisconsin

Watch Derrick Davis highlights

Elliot Donald Central Catholic
6-3, 255, defensive tackle
State ranking: fifth

Offers: Pitt, Penn State, West Virginia, Kentucky, Kent State, LSU, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Mississippi State, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Rutgers, Syracuse, Texas A&M, Toledo, Virginia Tech, Wisconsin
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Ashwaubenon's Airon Servais is a durable leader for Syracuse football (greenbaygzette.com; Venci)


Ten minutes after watching James Morgan get drafted by the New York Jets last month, former Ashwaubenon football coach Mark Jonas sent a text to Airon Servais.

Servais helped block for Morgan when the two were high school teammates on the Jaguars.

“Now, it’s your turn,” Jonas said he wrote to him.

The 6-foot-6, 291-pound offensive lineman still has work left to make his NFL dream a reality.

But he has put together a strong résumé during his first three seasons at Syracuse that has been built on durability and versatility, not to mention leadership.

Servais enters 2020 with a team-best streak of 37 straight starts. After redshirting his first year in 2016, he’s been an anchor on the line for the Orange.

He has logged more than 3,000 snaps in three seasons while playing both center and tackle and has delivered 119½ knockdown blocks during that span.

If there is one thing Syracuse has been able to count on, it’s Servais showing up every week.

“That’s definitely something I pride myself on,” Servais said. “I like to be thought of as a guy who is kind of a rock on the field, just because I do have so much experience. I may be playing with some younger guys, so when they are in a situation that is new to them, I pride myself on being calm, cool and collected and confident that we are going to be able to do what we need to do.

“From the durability aspect, a lot of it is luck, but it also comes down to what are you doing outside of practice and meetings? Are you in the training room or are you at home sitting on your couch doing nothing? There are things you have to do to keep your body right and your muscles feeling good.”

Servais landed at Syracuse as the first recruit in the Dino Babers era, the same coach who recruited Morgan to Bowling Green before leaving for the Orange.

Servais adjusted quickly to the highest level of college football after that much-needed redshirt year.

Like many who make the transition from the high school to college game, he understood every player he faced was a former prep standout just like him.

It helped to be a member of the travel squad while redshirting, allowing him to experience what it was like being on the active roster even though he couldn’t play. Everything from plane rides and hotel stays to suiting up on game days and the team meetings leading up to it.

Servais didn’t know he’d be a starter his freshman season, but he prepared like one.

He started all 12 games in 2017 while ranking third on the team with 36 knockdown blocks. He led the Orange with 1,036 snaps and played every offensive snap in 10 games. It included a career-high 102 against Wake Forest in which Syracuse piled up 621 yards.

Despite being picked to finish last in its division in the Atlantic Coast Conference preseason poll, Syracuse went 10-3 during Servais’ sophomore season. It was the program’s first winning campaign since 2013 and its first 10-win season since 2001.

Servais helped the offense rank 11th in the nation in scoring (40.2 ppg) while setting the program record in total points (523) and rushing touchdowns (38).

Syracuse stumbled to 5-7 last season, but Servais started every game for the third consecutive year while being named co-captain on offense.

He made his first career start at left tackle in a season opener at Liberty but shifted back to center midway through the game after an injury to Sam Heckel.

Servais made eight starts at center before finishing the season back at left tackle.

He was recruited out of high school as a tackle and was ranked by ESPN as the No. 10 overall prospect in Wisconsin as a senior.

He was at the position during his redshirt year, but that’s when everything changed.

“When I began doing scouts for the defense in practice, I was playing some guard and learning about that position, and being next to the center, you learn a little bit about that,” Servais said. “Coming into spring ball because of injuries or guys having surgeries, that year I ended up starting as the right guard. I had gotten more and more exposure, and I already had known how to play tackle from my entire redshirt time. I was really starting to pick up guard and through all that, I’m learning even more about center.”

About two weeks into spring ball, the coaching staff put Servais at center for the first time.

No problem.
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Running back Caleb McDowell becomes NC State's 4th 2021 football commit - Tar Heel Times - 4/15/2020 (tarheeltimes.com)

Running back Caleb McDowell from Leesburg (Ga.) Lee County High admitted quarantine life can be boring, but he added a lot of excitement Wednesday when he announced he was committing to NC State football. McDowell, ranked a 3-star recruit by Rivals and unranked by 247 Sports, picked NC State over offers from Indiana, Purdue, and Syracuse. ()

Ranking nonconference schedules for all 64 Power Five teams (247sports.com; Gates)

In every college football season, the season really heats up when conference play starts. Those are the games that teams can use to really separate themselves from the rest of the pack in their respective conference. But the nonconference games that teams have scheduled can not only propel them into a better picture nationally, but they also can provide some very intriguing and fun games every year.

When teams play nonconference games, fans get to watch their favorite team go head-to-head with teams that they either don’t play often, or in some cases, have never faced them. It is a good opportunity for fans to have fun and an even better opportunity for teams to strengthen their resume in the polls.

Via USA Today, Berry Tramel of The Oklahoman has ranked the nonconference scheduled for all 64 teams at the Power Five level. Here are his full rankings ahead of the 2020 college football season.

64. ILLINOIS
63. NORTHWESTERN
62. SYRACUSE

Tramel’s Take: On Syracuse… at Rutgers, Colgate, at Western Michigan, Liberty. Ugh. If this isn’t the worst schedule in America, I’d hate to see what is. On Northwestern… Tulane, Central Michigan, Morgan State. Wow. Northwestern usually does better than this. On Illinois… Illinois State, Connecticut, Bowling Green. You don’t need the pandemic to cause social distancing with a schedule like this.

247Sports’ Take: Syracuse might be a basketball school first and a football school second, but also didn’t do anything to help change that stigma. A road trip to Rutgers, who hasn’t been over .500 since 2014, is the toughest game on the schedule. Even that game isn’t much of an added challenge with the road aspect, though, as New York and New Jersey are so close.
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Every Projected Record For Every ACC Team Heading Into The 2020 College Football Season

Sunday Sports: Former SU Football teammate reaching out, helping Floyd Little (wwnytv.com)

In the 50′s and 60′s the Syracuse football program produced one of the greatest trios of running backs to ever play the game.

First there was Jim Brown, who was named by ESPN the Greatest College Football player ever, then Ernie Davis, who would win the Heisman Trophy and Floyd Little, a Hall of Famer who has kept close ties with the university and the program.

Now, Little finds himself in a battle like no other he’s faced, and he’s getting some help from a former teammate and Watertown native who’s had his back before- blocking for Little as a 2-time All-American for the Orange.

He wore the legendary number 44 at Syracuse, following] Brown and Davis, but Floyd little is arguably the most popular 44 in the Syracuse community.

On Thursday, it was revealed Little had been diagnosed with cancer, and it didn’t take long for former teammate and Watertown native Pat Killorin to step up to help his friend take on the toughest battle he’s faced on or off the football field.

“Of course, it’s a shock to myself, 'cause you think Floyd Little’s gonna go on forever he’s such an icon. After a few conversations with family, we found out that it would be a great idea if we could set up a GoFundMe to help him with some expenses that he’s gonna incur over a period of time that they’re treating him for this terrible disease,” said Killorin.

So far, the response has been overwhelming with former teammates, former S.U. players, coaches, staff, and fans reaching out to do whatever they can to help Little.
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What GT is doing to prevent infection (RX; podcast; HM)

What GT is doing to prevent infection

Following guidance from Georgia Tech administration, the University System of Georgia (USG), Georgia Governor Brian Kemp’s office and public health officials, Georgia Tech athletics will begin Phase I of its facilities reopening plan on June 15.

Phase I of Georgia Tech athletics’ facilities reopening plan will allow for student-athletes in the Atlanta area to utilize on-campus weight rooms and athletic training facilities on a voluntary basis. With safety of student-athletes and staff remaining the No. 1 priority, policies will include that:

  • student-athletes will be required to make an appointment to utilize weight rooms and athletic training facilities;
  • student-athletes and staff will be required to complete a daily health check questionnaire prior to arriving on campus;
  • temperature checks will be administered to student-athletes and staff upon arrival at the facility;
  • groups will be limited to no more than 10 student-athletes and two staff members inside a facility at one time (groups will be reduced for smaller facilities) and social distancing will be required;
  • student-athlete groupings will remain consistent throughout Phase I;
  • all equipment and facilities will be thoroughly sanitized after each use;
  • student-athletes will not be permitted to share towels or water bottles;
  • locker room facilities will not be available to student-athletes.
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Preseason Top 25 (RX; HM)

Preseason Top 25

According to USA Today, these are the ACC's preseason top 25 teams:*

25. Louisville: A program clearly on the rise led by a second-year coach, Scott Satterfield, whose national popularity will continue to expand in the near future. (Satterfield could be college football's next Matt Rhule, meaning a coach shortlisted by the media for most major openings regardless of interest from either party.) After taking a big step forward in 2019, the Cardinals could be in line for another breakthrough in September.

20. North Carolina: If catching up to Clemson is an impossibility in the short term, UNC could put a strong hold on the Coastal Division and be a factor in reaching a New Year's Six bowl should the Tigers once again advance to the playoff. In sophomore Sam Howell, the Tar Heels have a contender for the nation's best quarterback once Trevor Lawrence heads off to the NFL.

10. Notre Dame: Brian Kelly continues to speak of how winning a national championship is his final goal at Notre Dame. (Well, obviously.) Is handing the offense to 27-year-old assistant coach Tommy Rees the way to take that step? Kelly clearly believes that Rees, a former Notre Dame quarterback, can draw the most from this offense and senior Ian Book.

1. Clemson: After going more than two calendar years between losses, Clemson looks to kick off another extended winning streak in the wake of January's loss to LSU. Very few things are a given — including whether there is actually a college football season in 2020 — but Clemson's dominance of the ACC can be safely assumed.
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Most Exciting 2020 OOC Schedules (RX; HM)


Most Exciting 2020 OOC Schedules

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38. Boston College: Ohio, at Kansas, Purdue, Holy Cross. Give BC credit for playing two Power Five teams, but Purdue and Kansas are near the bottom of the P5.
40. Miami: Temple, Wagner, Alabama-Birmingham, at Michigan State. Interesting. No Florida teams among Miami’s non-conference foes.
46. NC State: Mississippi State, at Troy, Delaware, Liberty. The Wolfpack typically play a pedestrian non-conference schedule, and this one is no different.
62. Syracuse: at Rutgers, Colgate, at Western Michigan, Liberty. Ugh. If this isn’t the worst schedule in America, I’d hate to see what is.
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Pitt to welcome back football players June 8 as part of a "phased return" (theprogressnews.com; Meyer)

For months, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has cast doubt on whether there will be a college football season or what mutated form it may take if there is one. On Friday, though, Pitt took a notable step toward normalcy.

The university’s athletic department announced it will be welcoming football players back to campus on June 8 for what was described as “a phased return to voluntary offseason activities.”

The move comes with several precautionary measures. Upon their return, each player will undergo a period of quarantine and those who are medically cleared will be allowed to take part in workout sessions overseen by Pitt’s strength and conditioning staff. Those workouts will be limited to 10 players at a time.

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https://www.heraldonline.com/sports/college/acc/article243021631.html (heraldonline.com; Pope)

Ted Brown might be the only person in the country who wouldn’t be too upset if COVID-19 ruined any chances of there being college football this fall.

Jokingly, of course — he’s not rooting for the virus to continue to change our way of living. But if there is no college football in 2020, Brown’s long-standing record still has a chance.

“COVID-19, COVID-19,” Brown jokes in a chant before letting out a hearty laugh. “I might be still standing out there.”

It’s been 42 years since Brown, 63, last carried a football for N.C. State. When he left Raleigh in 1978 he finished with 4,602 rushing yards. That number is still the most in the ACC, still the standard four decades later. But for how long?

Clemson’s Travis Etienne decided to come back for his senior season and is 564 yards behind Brown. Barring any major injuries (knock on wood) to Etienne, Brown knows this year his record will fall. He’s OK with it, he likes Etienne and considers himself a fan.
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https://www.si.com/college/clemson/football/improved-acc-can-only-help-clemson-football (SI; Priester)

After the way 2019 played out, the ACC is in dire need of a bounce-back season. No other team in the country was put under a microscope more so than Clemson was last season, mostly due to the perceived weakness of the conference they play in.

In 2016, the argument could be made that the ACC was the best Power Five conference in the nation. The league was 10-4 against the SEC that season, including Clemson's 35-31 win over Alabama in the national title game.

Since then, however, outside of Clemson, the conference as a whole, has been on a downward trend, which culminated in a terrible 2019 season that saw the league go just 6-14 in out of conference games played against P5 competition.

Dig a little deeper, and you see that of those six wins, Clemson was responsible for half with wins over Texas A&M, South Carolina, and Ohio State.

If any conference needs a big year, it's the ACC. And there are some who think that is exactly what is in store for the league in 2020.
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https://www.syracuse.com/news/2020/...no-early-morning-jogs-or-walking-the-dog.html (PS; Weaver)


Onondaga County and Syracuse have declared a curfew that will run from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. daily through Friday, according to orders signed by Mayor Ben Walsh and County Executive Ryan McMahon.

These emergency orders are meant to quell chaos and violence that broke out Saturday night amid protests about police brutality. They’re meant to keep people off the streets and out of public areas.

But what about late-night workers or early-morning dog walks?

Here’s what we know so far about how the curfew works:

What communities are covered by the curfew?

It is countywide, all of Onondaga County is under the curfew orders.

Who is exempt?

All emergency workers, such as police, firefighters and heath care workers. Journalists who are working at night are also exempt, Walsh said today.
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What about other workers?

“Anyone who is going to and from work is able to do so at any hour of the day,” he added.

If you work at night or in the early morning, you can still travel to get to and from your job between 8 p.m. and 7 a.m., Walsh said.

“We understand people need to get to and from work,” Walsh said. “They are not prohibited to do so under these emergency
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Ironically, after insinuating that Syracuse has "the worst [non-conference football] schedule in America", the author went on to rank Northwestern and Illinois BELOW the Orange... go figure!
 
Ironically, after insinuating that Syracuse has "the worst [non-conference football] schedule in America", the author went on to rank Northwestern and Illinois BELOW the Orange... go figure!
We knew the decision to schedule Rutgers would have ramifications. Our OOC scheduling reputation is in tatters now. Who knows, it might have something to do with COVID as well. Never underestimate Rutgers and their ability to screw things up.
 

He's right.

Since 1927, ND has never visited Annapolis. In the 30's to the 50's they played neutral site games in Baltimore and Cleveland. They've played mostly in Baltimore, Philly or the Meadowlands, with the occasional road trip mixed in..
 

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