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Message: [QUOTE="CuseLegacy, post: 725641, member: 469"] [URL='http://www.accsports.com/'][IMG]http://www.accsports.com/sites/all/themes/coalmega/images/logo.png[/IMG][/URL] [LIST] [*] [SIZE=4][B]Featured Interview:[/B][/SIZE] [*][SIZE=4][B]Spruill Is Ready to Lead[/B][/SIZE] [/LIST] [COLOR=#000000]0[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]0[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]0[/COLOR] [I]by Syracuse Insider on August 27, 2013[/I] [LIST] [*][IMG]http://www.accsports.com/sites/default/files/styles/flexslider_full/public/Teams/Syracuse/Marquis.Spruill.UConn.Kevin.Rivoli.Resized.jpg?itok=LiZU51Eh[/IMG] (AP Photo/Kevin Rivoli) [/LIST] SYRACUSE – Marquis Spruill was a talented linebacker with a problem, and it had nothing to do with his production as a three-year starter for the Syracuse football team. Simply put, Spruill shied away from any leadership responsibility when as a sophomore he was named SU’s starting middle linebacker, a position that demands a take-charge attitude. “Leadership is a funny thing,” coach Scott Shafer said. “You can’t anoint leadership. A person not only has to have those abilities but has to want to lead. We knew he had those abilities, but he didn’t necessarily want it.” [snipped by admins to comply with copyright laws; see link below for full article] [SIZE=4][B]Broyld Looks To Play Major Role[/B][/SIZE] Ashton Broyld arrived on the Syracuse campus in January 2012 as a star high school quarterback from neighboring Rochester, but it was clear from the beginning the gifted athlete (6-4, 221) lacked the mechanics to play the position at the Division I level. Yet, his athleticism demanded that he be utilized immediately somewhere. The question was, where? Was Broyld best suited to play wide receiver, tight end or running back, or should he move over to the other side of the ball and play linebacker, safety or maybe even a rush end? The staff quickly decided Broyld’s playmaking potential belonged on offense and installed a package of plays – chief among them swing passes and screens – designed to get him the ball in space. [snipped by admins to comply with copyright laws; see link below for full article] - See more at: [url]http://www.accsports.com/articles/spruill-is-ready-to-lead#sthash.DDMMONsu.dpuf[/url] [/QUOTE]

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