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Previewing Maryland-Syracuse with an Orange Beat Reporter (baltimoresun.com; ?)
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This week, we traded emails with Jesse Dougherty, sports editor for The Daily Orange, one of the country's most respected college papers. Be sure to check out more of their coverage here before the Terps and Orange kick off Saturday at 12:30 at the Carrier Dome.
Tracking the Terps: He's far from a household name, but Scott Shafer has gotten off to a strong start in his year-plus as the head coach at Syracuse. Tell us what we need to know about him and his philosophies.
Jesse Dougherty: Shafer doesn’t like to look ahead. He’s a day-to-day head coach, and while it could be perceived as “coach speak” when he says this, it’s more the philosophy he is trying to infuse the program with. He’s clearly a defense guy and he’s not afraid to show it, occasionally joking that he’ll take skill players and turn them into defensive backs if they don’t get enough touches on offense. All in all, he says “hard-nosed” and “excited” every few sentences because he’s genuinely hard-nosed and excited. Narrowly beating Villanova 27-26 in Week 1 and coming back to beat Central Michigan 40-3 in Week 2 is, in some ways, a testament to his steady approach.
Speaking of Syracuse coaches, what’s the feeling up there about Randy Edsall returning to coach against his alma mater?
There surprisingly hasn’t been much talk about it. I think that circles back to Shafer and the Orange really zeroing in on the game ahead and not taking much stock in what’s going on around it. Syracuse quarterback Terrel Hunt mentioned Tuesday that he’s still friends with Corey Edsall, Randy’s son who walked on to SU as a quarterback in 2011. Other than that, Edsall’s return to the Carrier Dome has been pretty low key on this front.
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Scott Shafer Upbeat After Second Win (chron.com; AP)
Two games into his second season at Syracuse, Scott Shafer likes the direction his Orange seem to be headed after a disappointing start.
"I thought that they definitely improved. They definitely upgraded their game," Shafer said of Saturday's 40-3 road victory over Central Michigan. "I did see good strides."
Those steps came after plenty of bad ones in the season-opener against Villanova. Syracuse (2-0) won that one by a single point in double overtime, and it took a trick play — a pass by punter Riley Dixon — to produce the winning touchdown and a failed gamble by the Wildcats on a two-point conversion attempt to finally get the job done.
Last week, quarterback Terrel Hunt redeemed himself after being ejected late in the first half against Villanova for throwing a punch at a defender. The temper tantrum placed his team in jeopardy with virtually no experience on the depth chart behind him, but they managed to survive against a tough FCS squad.
Against the Chippewas, the 6-foot-3, 234-pound Hunt kept his cool while being showered with taunts and displayed his speed, toughness, and passing accuracy directing the Orange's spread, no-huddle system. Hunt had 13 rushes for 92 yards and three scores, and was 20 of 30 for 175 yards and one TD passing.
Hunt also was not sacked, the Orange had just one three-and-out drive, and Adonis Ameen-Moore had 106 yards on nine carries to help Syracuse pile up 289 yards on the ground.
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SU Offers Free Admission to Students for Maryland Game (PS; Bailey)
Syracuse is offering free admission to students for the Orange's game against Maryland in the Carrier Dome on Saturday at 12:30 p.m., SU Athletics chief of communications Joe Giansate said in a text message late Thursday.
In an interview on ESPN radio on Tuesday, Giansate said that he expected more "general fans" to attend the game than came for the season opener against Villanova, but expressed concern over the potential student turnout.
"I think the one big question is the students and the time and being at 12:30 p.m.," Giansante said. "That's a question mark. I think we need to work real hard and we are working very hard to engage that group and let them know how important their involvement is."
Students packed the stands against the Wildcats, filling the entire allotted lower-level area and four sections on the upper level, Giansante said. But traditionally, the department has struggled to fill the student section for early games.
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Randy Edsall's Seat is Getting Hot
Syracuse vs. Maryland: Picks From the PS Staff (PS; Murray)
Uh oh. Poliquin Picked Syracuse.
Previewing Maryland-Syracuse with an Orange Beat Reporter (baltimoresun.com; ?)
...
This week, we traded emails with Jesse Dougherty, sports editor for The Daily Orange, one of the country's most respected college papers. Be sure to check out more of their coverage here before the Terps and Orange kick off Saturday at 12:30 at the Carrier Dome.
Tracking the Terps: He's far from a household name, but Scott Shafer has gotten off to a strong start in his year-plus as the head coach at Syracuse. Tell us what we need to know about him and his philosophies.
Jesse Dougherty: Shafer doesn’t like to look ahead. He’s a day-to-day head coach, and while it could be perceived as “coach speak” when he says this, it’s more the philosophy he is trying to infuse the program with. He’s clearly a defense guy and he’s not afraid to show it, occasionally joking that he’ll take skill players and turn them into defensive backs if they don’t get enough touches on offense. All in all, he says “hard-nosed” and “excited” every few sentences because he’s genuinely hard-nosed and excited. Narrowly beating Villanova 27-26 in Week 1 and coming back to beat Central Michigan 40-3 in Week 2 is, in some ways, a testament to his steady approach.
Speaking of Syracuse coaches, what’s the feeling up there about Randy Edsall returning to coach against his alma mater?
There surprisingly hasn’t been much talk about it. I think that circles back to Shafer and the Orange really zeroing in on the game ahead and not taking much stock in what’s going on around it. Syracuse quarterback Terrel Hunt mentioned Tuesday that he’s still friends with Corey Edsall, Randy’s son who walked on to SU as a quarterback in 2011. Other than that, Edsall’s return to the Carrier Dome has been pretty low key on this front.
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Scott Shafer Upbeat After Second Win (chron.com; AP)
Two games into his second season at Syracuse, Scott Shafer likes the direction his Orange seem to be headed after a disappointing start.
"I thought that they definitely improved. They definitely upgraded their game," Shafer said of Saturday's 40-3 road victory over Central Michigan. "I did see good strides."
Those steps came after plenty of bad ones in the season-opener against Villanova. Syracuse (2-0) won that one by a single point in double overtime, and it took a trick play — a pass by punter Riley Dixon — to produce the winning touchdown and a failed gamble by the Wildcats on a two-point conversion attempt to finally get the job done.
Last week, quarterback Terrel Hunt redeemed himself after being ejected late in the first half against Villanova for throwing a punch at a defender. The temper tantrum placed his team in jeopardy with virtually no experience on the depth chart behind him, but they managed to survive against a tough FCS squad.
Against the Chippewas, the 6-foot-3, 234-pound Hunt kept his cool while being showered with taunts and displayed his speed, toughness, and passing accuracy directing the Orange's spread, no-huddle system. Hunt had 13 rushes for 92 yards and three scores, and was 20 of 30 for 175 yards and one TD passing.
Hunt also was not sacked, the Orange had just one three-and-out drive, and Adonis Ameen-Moore had 106 yards on nine carries to help Syracuse pile up 289 yards on the ground.
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SU Offers Free Admission to Students for Maryland Game (PS; Bailey)
Syracuse is offering free admission to students for the Orange's game against Maryland in the Carrier Dome on Saturday at 12:30 p.m., SU Athletics chief of communications Joe Giansate said in a text message late Thursday.
In an interview on ESPN radio on Tuesday, Giansate said that he expected more "general fans" to attend the game than came for the season opener against Villanova, but expressed concern over the potential student turnout.
"I think the one big question is the students and the time and being at 12:30 p.m.," Giansante said. "That's a question mark. I think we need to work real hard and we are working very hard to engage that group and let them know how important their involvement is."
Students packed the stands against the Wildcats, filling the entire allotted lower-level area and four sections on the upper level, Giansante said. But traditionally, the department has struggled to fill the student section for early games.
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Randy Edsall's Seat is Getting Hot
Syracuse vs. Maryland: Picks From the PS Staff (PS; Murray)
Uh oh. Poliquin Picked Syracuse.
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