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Shafer Discusses Quarterback Approach in Wake of Hunt Injury (DO; D'Abbraccio)
Just a few hours after Terrel Hunt’s prognosis was announced, SU Athletics published a video interview with Orange All-Access host Matt Park in which Syracuse head coach Scott Shafer discussed the Orange’s approach at quarterback in preparing for No. 1 Florida State on Saturday.
Hunt will miss the next 4-6 weeks with a fractured fibula, suffered in the Orange’s 28-6 loss to Louisville on Friday night. Sophomore Austin Wilson filled in for him, as he did after Hunt’s ejection against Villanova, while reserve quarterbacks Mitch Kimble and AJ Long watched from the sideline.
“I just feel so bad for the young man,” Shafer said of Hunt, “… But now we’re going to move forward this week and try to develop a plan for Austin and AJ and have Mitch ready to go as well.
“… When I look at it, it’s going to be less of a competition as to which guy does better this week during practice. Let’s come up with a plan. If we choose to use two guys, let’s use two guys and give them pieces of the game plan … In an ideal world, you’d love to have one quarterback who can do all those things. But right now the reality is we don’t want to put that weight on any singular player.”
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Syracuse Hurting After 3rd Straight Loss (AP; Kekis)
Riding a three-game losing streak, Syracuse is hurting big-time and its schedule is no friend.
Starting quarterback Terrel Hunt suffered a broken calf bone late in Friday night's 28-6 home loss to Louisville in Syracuse's Atlantic Coast Conference opener and is out 4-6 weeks. Now the reeling Orange (2-3, 0-1 ACC) face top-ranked Florida State (5-0, 3-0) at home on Saturday.
At least the Syracuse offense will have a new look with a different quarterback over center — Austin Wilson and AJ Long, a freshman who enrolled in January, are listed on the depth chart — and Tim Lester calling the shots. Lester was promoted from quarterbacks coach to offensive coordinator on Monday, replacing George McDonald, who was retained and will coach the receivers.
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Syracuse Loses QB, Makes Changes to Coaching Staff (cbssports.com; Fornelli)
It appears that Syracuse will be heading into its game against Florida State with a new quarterback and a new offensive coordinator.
Coach Scott Schafer issued a release Monday announcing that the team was making a change to its coaching staff and that quarterback Terrel Hunt will miss 4-6 with a fractured leg suffered in the team's loss to Louisville.
Austin Wilson is expected to replace Hunt at quarterback, and he'll be running the plays called by new offensive coordinator Tim Lester. Lester replaces George McDonald, who had been running the offense but will now only coach the team's receivers.
Odds are that Hunt's absence will have the bigger impact on Syracuse's offensive performance, but if there's any good news it's that Wilson has received playing time this year. He replaced Hunt against Louisville and had to fill in when Hunt was ejected from Syracuse's opener against Villanova for throwing a punch.
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Shafer Discusses Quarterback Approach in Wake of Hunt Injury (DO; D'Abbraccio)
Just a few hours after Terrel Hunt’s prognosis was announced, SU Athletics published a video interview with Orange All-Access host Matt Park in which Syracuse head coach Scott Shafer discussed the Orange’s approach at quarterback in preparing for No. 1 Florida State on Saturday.
Hunt will miss the next 4-6 weeks with a fractured fibula, suffered in the Orange’s 28-6 loss to Louisville on Friday night. Sophomore Austin Wilson filled in for him, as he did after Hunt’s ejection against Villanova, while reserve quarterbacks Mitch Kimble and AJ Long watched from the sideline.
“I just feel so bad for the young man,” Shafer said of Hunt, “… But now we’re going to move forward this week and try to develop a plan for Austin and AJ and have Mitch ready to go as well.
“… When I look at it, it’s going to be less of a competition as to which guy does better this week during practice. Let’s come up with a plan. If we choose to use two guys, let’s use two guys and give them pieces of the game plan … In an ideal world, you’d love to have one quarterback who can do all those things. But right now the reality is we don’t want to put that weight on any singular player.”
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Syracuse Hurting After 3rd Straight Loss (AP; Kekis)
Riding a three-game losing streak, Syracuse is hurting big-time and its schedule is no friend.
Starting quarterback Terrel Hunt suffered a broken calf bone late in Friday night's 28-6 home loss to Louisville in Syracuse's Atlantic Coast Conference opener and is out 4-6 weeks. Now the reeling Orange (2-3, 0-1 ACC) face top-ranked Florida State (5-0, 3-0) at home on Saturday.
At least the Syracuse offense will have a new look with a different quarterback over center — Austin Wilson and AJ Long, a freshman who enrolled in January, are listed on the depth chart — and Tim Lester calling the shots. Lester was promoted from quarterbacks coach to offensive coordinator on Monday, replacing George McDonald, who was retained and will coach the receivers.
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Syracuse Loses QB, Makes Changes to Coaching Staff (cbssports.com; Fornelli)
It appears that Syracuse will be heading into its game against Florida State with a new quarterback and a new offensive coordinator.
Coach Scott Schafer issued a release Monday announcing that the team was making a change to its coaching staff and that quarterback Terrel Hunt will miss 4-6 with a fractured leg suffered in the team's loss to Louisville.
Austin Wilson is expected to replace Hunt at quarterback, and he'll be running the plays called by new offensive coordinator Tim Lester. Lester replaces George McDonald, who had been running the offense but will now only coach the team's receivers.
Odds are that Hunt's absence will have the bigger impact on Syracuse's offensive performance, but if there's any good news it's that Wilson has received playing time this year. He replaced Hunt against Louisville and had to fill in when Hunt was ejected from Syracuse's opener against Villanova for throwing a punch.
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