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Covered the waterfront pretty well, but left out the 1966 Gator Bowl, Tennessee 18, Syracuse 12, Paul Naumoff and Larry Csonka, some nifty passing by Dewey Warren, and an equally nifty catch or two by Johnny Mills, Richmond Flowers, and Austin Denney.

As expected, Averin Collier's cell phone was clogged with text messages. His brother, Kevin, had sent a half-dozen through the course of the game.

IMPROVE SPECIAL TEAMS Syracuse's special teams, in virtually every aspect, have been an issue all season.

Linebackers Middle linebacker Derrell Smith is out for the year with a torn meniscus, meaning linebackers Doug Hogue and E.J. Carter will have to step their games up.

Doug Marrone was flabbergasted. On his mid-week teleconference before Syracuse's game at Louisville a week ago, SU's head coach searched for some explanation.

The University of Louisville football team defeated the University of Syracuse Orange, 10-9, on Saturday, Nov.

Syracuse coach Doug Marrone could only grin while delivering the latest bad news for his team.

Syracuse University head football coach Doug Marrone announced today during his weekly press conference that kick returner and slot receiver Mike Jones along with snapper and backup tight end Dalton Phillips will miss the rest of the season with injuries.

Adam Froman hit Josh Chichester for a 15-yard touchdown pass with 1:24 remaining to lift Louisville to a 10-9 win over Syracuse on Saturday.

MIKE JONES A few of us lingered outside Oklahoma's dressing room deep in Memphis' FedEx Center talking with Jeff Capel after the Sooners' loss to eventual national champion North Carolina in the NCAA Tournament regional championship game last season.After Capel had said all he could say about Blake Griffin's future and OU's effort - which proved ...

Pitt's Greg Williams intercepts a ball intended for Syracuse's Mike Jones in the second quarter yesterday at Heinz Field.

On the weekly depth chart Syracuse University issued today before Doug Marrone's weekly press conference, there was something unique.

The pick six, as hideous and debilitating and as ill-timed as it was, lit the match.

A 51-yard interception return by Pittsburgh linebacker Greg Williams near the end of the first half broke open a 6-3 game and propelled the No.

Doug Marrone set the tone the minute he was hired in December to clean up the mess that was the Syracuse University football team.

Delone Carter showed up. He was about the only one, as Syracuse escaped with a nonconference victory over Akron, 28-14, on Saturday at the Carrier Dome.

During all of spring practice, much was made of Syracuse's dynamic trio of running backs.

B.J. Daniels hit Carlton Mitchell on scoring passes of 33 and 85 yards, Jason Pierre-Paul returned an interception 18 yards for another score, and South Florida remained unbeaten, 34-20 over mistake-prone Syracuse .

Just about every recruiting website out there has reported that Indiana has an in-home visit with Josh Selby on Tuesday.

SYRACUSE -- Doug Marrone sits in a rather unique situation -- two players who keyed his first win as Syracuse's head coach weren't even on the team a year ago.