Syracuse Orange NCAA Football News

West Virginia begins its quest for a fifth Big East title since the turn of the century by traveling the Carrier Dome to take on a Syracuse University team it has opened league play against during three of the last five seasons.

Syracuse football fans will like this - after winning a kicking camp a few days ago at Rutgers University, Ross Krautman made a verbal commitment on Wednesday to sign with the Orange in 2010.

Woodland Hills running back Dom Timbers had made the tour of colleges this summer, looking for a place to call home after he graduates from high school next year.

Fullback Tony Fiammetta, the Panthers' fourth-round pick in last spring's NFL draft, has agreed to a four-year deal with the team, according to his agent.

There is a successful football team in Syracuse that you may not know about. The minor-league Syracuse Shock has a roster full of players who don't get paid a dime to play.

Doug Marrone's directive to take back New York has produced another verbal commitment from the Big Apple.

The following information was released by Syracuse University : The Syracuse University South Side Initiative and the Southside Community Coalition will sponsor its third annual South Side Film Festival in July.

The Titans plan to announce rookie contracts later today for wide receiver Dominique Edison and offensive lineman Ryan Durand, general manager Mike Reinfeldt said this morning.

The old rivals - arguably the hottest eastern rivalry outside of PSU-Pitt - met last year for the first time since 1992.

Summer begins today and many music fans look forward to the season for one reason in particular: music festivals.

Eastern Kentucky University coach Dean Hood knows the potential benefits and also the possible pitfalls of accepting transfers from Football Bowl Subdivision schools.

Two players who have yet to set foot on campus as students have already been penciled in as starters for the Syracuse University football team.

It is the policy of Doug Marrone, the head coach of the Syracuse University football team, to refrain from discussing players who are no longer on the team.

Four former members of the Syracuse football program have been inducted into the 2009 National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society.

Doug Marrone's first year as head coach at Syracuse already has turned heads. The latest depth chart released by the university has 14 new starters listed, and two have yet to arrive on campus - outside linebacker Derek Hines and kicker Shane Raupers.

Linebacker Mile Mele goes for a tackle during Syracuse's game at South Florida last season.

Wide receiver Chaz Cervino participated in every game for the Orange last season as a redshirt freshman.

Norfolk State picked up its first big-school transfer of the spring Wednesday and continued to shore up if its offensive line, announcing the signing of guard Michael Kay from Syracuse.

Life as a rookie in the NFL can be tough, but Panthers' fullback Tony Fiammetta is taking it in stride.

Mountain Lakes' Paul Chiara is beginning his 19th season of football -- only this one is a little more special than all the rest.