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09/18/21 - *Sean Tucker, rSo/2023, Syracuse + More +

The Syracuse defense yielded just 135 yards and sacked Albany quarterbacks eight times but it was running back Sean Tucker who stole the show. Tucker had 132 yards rushing and scored five touchdowns to lead the Orange (2-1) to a 62-24 win over the Great Danes (0-3). Playing without leading wide receiver Taj Harris, who was out with an undisclosed injury, Syracuse amassed 623 yards of offense.

Tucker's day included touchdown runs of 56, 26, 12 and eight yards and a 72-yard screen pass from Garrett Shrader in the first game between the upstate New York teams. Four of his scores came in the first half when Syracuse built a 45-10 lead. He also had 121 yards receiving. Tucker came one touchdown short of tying Jim Brown's single-game RB record for touchdowns. The Orange defense held the Great Danes (0-3) to two first downs and 67 yards in the first 30 minutes. Tommy DeVito and Shrader shared time at quarterback for Syracuse. DeVito was 6 of 9 for 147 yards and one touchdown. Shrader was 11 of 15 for 190 yards and one touchdown. He also rushed for 42 yards and two scores. Damien Alford scored on a 73-yard pass from DeVito for the first touchdown of his Syracuse career. - Syracuse Football/AP College Football

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RB *Sean Tucker, Syracuse
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09/13/21 - Mikel Jones, rJr/2023, Syracuse + More +

SEPT 13 ACC LINEBACKER OF THE WEEK: Mikel Jones, Syracuse, Jr., LB, Miami, Fla.,...Registered a team-high 11 tackles and a career-best 2.5 tackles for loss in Saturday's game versus Rutgers ... Helped lead the Orange defense to 13.0 tackles for loss in the contest, the fourth-highest single game total to date nationally this season, and the most versus a Power 5 opponent ... Syracuse held Rutgers to 195 yards of total offense, 57 rushing yards and 3-of-15 on third down ... Jones currently ranks ninth nationally with 11 tackles per game. - Atlantic Coast Conference Football

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ILB Mikel Jones, Syracuse
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09/06/21 - Duce Chestnut, rJr/2026, Syracuse + More +

SEPT 6 ACC SEPT 6 ACC CO-ROOKIE OF THE WEEK: Duce Chestnut, Syracuse, Fr., CB, Camden, N.J.,...Became just the third Syracuse true freshman defensive back to start the season opener for the Orange in more than 35 years in Saturday's 29-9 road win at Ohio ... Came away with his first collegiate interception, a pass breakup and 0.5 TFLs ... Ranked second on the team with eight total tackles, including a team-leading five solo stops ... Keyed an Orange defense that held Ohio to just nine (three field goals) and forced a Bobcat safety. - ACC Football

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FS Duce Chestnut, Syracuse
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09/05/21 - *Sean Tucker, rSo/2023, Syracuse + More +

Sean Tucker set a career high with 181 rushing yards and a touchdown as Syracuse pulled away from Ohio in the second half for a 29-9 win in its season opener on Saturday. The Orange scored nine points in the first quarter and never looked back. Tucker broke free for a 47-yard run on Syracuse's second offensive play to put the Orange in the red zone and Tommy DeVito scampered for a 6-yard score.

Syracuse then took advantage of a muffed kickoff and forced a safety by tackling De'Montre Tuggle in the end zone. "I thought it was a good performance," Syracuse head coach Dino Babers said. "That's not a gimme football team. That's a football team that's going to challenge for their side of the conference. The foundation that coach (Frank) Solich has left there and the way they do things, they're really first class. They're a difficult bunch to beat and very seldom do they ever quit." DeVito played his first game after suffering a season-ending leg injury in Syracuse's fourth game of the 2020 season, connecting on 11 of 17 passes for 92 yards and added 47 yards on the ground. - Syracuse/AP College Football

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RB *Sean Tucker, Syracuse
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08/22/21 - Kyle McCord, Sr/2025, Syracuse + More +

Quarterback Kyle McCord became the seventh member of Ohio State's freshman class of 2021 to lose his black stripe. He reached the milestone following practice Thursday and addressed teammates, as seen in a video posted on the team's official Twitter account. "It's a blessing to be here and be a part of the brotherhood," McCord said. "Shoutout to the defense for pushing me every single day, offensive line protecting me, Zone 6 (wide receivers) doing your thing, Tote Nation (running backs) helping me out. So shoutout to the unit. Go Bucks."

In a ritual carried over from former coach Urban Meyer's tenure, freshmen and other newcomers to the program have black stripes placed along the center of their helmets. To officially become Buckeyes, they must shed the stripe in favor of the traditional scarlet one. McCord, a five-star recruit from Philadelphia who enrolled in the university in January, remains in a preseason camp competition with redshirt freshmen Jack Miller and C.J. Stroud for the starting quarterback job. - Columbus Dispatch

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QB Kyle McCord, Syracuse
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08/17/21 - Devaughn Cooper, rSr/2023, Syracuse + More +

Syracuse welcomed a new member of its wire receiver group this week in DeVaughn Cooper, who played previously at the University of Texas-El Paso. He has practiced with the team the past two days. Cooper's arrival at Syracuse was first reported by Stephen Bailey of 247Sports.com, who said that he arrives at Syracuse as a walk-on. Cooper was a three-star recruit who began his career at Arizona before shifting to UTEP. He finished last year with 10 receptions for 136 yards. He did have a 97-yard performance against Washington State during his freshman year at Arizona. - The Post-Standard

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WR Devaughn Cooper, Syracuse
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07/28/21 - Mikel Jones, rJr/2023, Syracuse + More +

Syracuse linebacker Mikel Jones is on the preseason watch list for the Butkus Award, a national award that honors the nation's top linebacker. Jones, a third-year player with sophomore eligibility, was one of the most disruptive players in the country last season, having a hand in eight turnovers, including nation-leading four interceptions. He earned All-ACC recognition after finishing last season with 69 tackles, including two for loss, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. Jones is one of seven ACC linebackers on the preseason watch list, which encompasses 51 players nationally. Being on the watch list is not a prerequisite for winning the award. - The Post-Standard

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ILB Mikel Jones, Syracuse
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07/24/21 - *Sean Tucker, rSo/2023, Syracuse + More +

Syracuse running back Sean Tucker is one of 82 preseason candidates for the Doak Walker Award, presented annually to the nation's top running back. Tucker ran for 626 yards in nine games last year, the third-highest total by an Orange freshman. Among freshmen, his 69.6 yards per game average was second to only Syracuse all-time leading rusher Joe Morris. Ten semifinalists will be named in November. That list will be trimmed to three finalists. The award committee will cast a second vote in December to determine the recipient. - The Post-Standard

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RB *Sean Tucker, Syracuse
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07/14/21 - Kingsley Jonathan, rSr/2022, Syracuse + More +

Syracuse defensive end Kingsley Jonathan was named a First Team Academic All-American on Monday, the only football player in the ACC to earn the honor. The award is handed out annually by the College Sports Information Directors of America, honoring players who exhibit a combination of both athletic and academic achievement. He is Syracuse's first honoree since tight end Cam McPherson won the award in 2016, and one of just 16 in program history. Jonathan had 5.5 tackles for loss, three sacks and 32 tackles last year, his fourth playing for the Orange. He has maintained a 3.71 grade-point average while majoring in information management and technology. Jonathan has also posted a grade-point average of at least 3.5 in every semester, while being involved in a variety of off-field initiatives. - The Post-Standard

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DE Kingsley Jonathan, Syracuse
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07/02/21 - *Sean Tucker, rSo/2023, Syracuse + More +

Syracuse's running back room rapidly depleted early last season. It gets a clean slate this summer with a quartet of backs that have produced in games, working behind a healthy offensive line to try to improve one of the nation's worst rushing attacks. All eyes will be fixated on the quarterback competition this summer, but the ground game might be more important to SU's success. "To me, that's what football is all about," coach Dino Babers said at the end of spring. "If it was a 7-on-7 league, it'd be on ABC and ESPN and everybody would be running around with their flags on, and they'd have all kind of major sponsors. "That's not what football is. Football is about taking somebody and moving them someplace they don't want to go against their will." Sean Tucker, the team's breakout star on offense last year, leads a deep group of backs that includes two players who sat out the 2020 season amid the coronavirus pandemic. Babers, during an in-house interview last month for donors and season-ticket holders, said Tucker is coming off "an amazing year" and is "very, very good." "We expect big things out of him," Babers said. - The Post-Standard

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RB *Sean Tucker, Syracuse
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06/29/21 - Andre Szmyt, rSr/2023, Syracuse + More +

It's going to be a rough summer for Syracuse football in the preseason prognostication space. The team is coming off a one-win season. The magazines and national experts have Syracuse near or at the bottom of the ACC - again - with few players earning preseason recognition. Phil Steele's preseason all-ACC team features six Syracuse players, headlined by kicker Andre Szmyt, a first-team pick on special teams. That's the same number of selections SU had going into the 2018 season, when it won 10 games after being picked to finish last.

If Syracuse is going to repeat a similar turnaround this fall, it's going to come off the backs of players nobody thinks measures up to its conference brethren. Syracuse coach Dino Babers thinks the season hinges on the play of his linemen who aren't getting any conference recognition. The sixth-year coach said retaining five senior linemen on the offensive and defensive lines was huge after the NCAA granted unusual eligibility relief amid the coronavirus pandemic. "It's the key to the season to give us a chance," Babers said last month during an in-house interview for donors. "We needed the big guys to stay around." - The Post-Standard

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K Andre Szmyt, Syracuse
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05/15/21 - *Trill Williams, Jr/2021, Syracuse + More +

The New Orleans Saints cut former Syracuse defensive back Trill Williams on Friday, indicating that the standout had failed his physical with the team. The team said that both Williams and Wisconsin defensive back Eric Burrell had failed their physicals and opted to bring in Louisiana-Lafayette DB Deuce Wallace instead. Williams was expected by many to be Syracuse's third player taken during the NFL Draft a few weeks ago but instead he went undrafted, signing a free agent contract with New Orleans. Williams played two-plus seasons with Syracuse and was known for his play-making, including a game-ending overtime play against Wake Forest in the final game of his sophomore season, when he tore the ball away from a Wake Forest receiver and returned the fumble for a sudden-death touchdown. - The Post-Standard

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CB *Trill Williams, Syracuse
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05/03/21 - *Andre Cisco, Jr/2021, Syracuse + More +

If someone would've told Andre Cisco during his final two years of high school football at IMG Academy in Florida that he would be returning to the Sunshine State four years later as a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars, he wouldn't have believed them. "He would've said when, where and how? Because it was definitely a long road for me," said Cisco, who became the 65th pick in the 2021 NFL Draft on Friday night. "It wasn't clear. It was hard to say how it was going to happen, but I'll say going to IMG is what opened up my eyes to me believing in myself and making that next step to say I'm dedicated."

Cisco, a 6-foot-1, 216-pound safety, became the highest-drafted player for the Syracuse football program since 2013 on Friday night. He was in Atlanta surrounded by a group of family and friends when he got the life-changing call. "It means everything. This is exactly what I've been working for," Cisco said during a press conference shortly after he was selected. "I'm somebody that had an unfortunate incident this past season and was still fortunate enough to get drafted this early, so I'm blessed in a lot of different ways." - The Post-Standard

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FS *Andre Cisco, Syracuse
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05/03/21 - *Trill Williams, Jr/2021, Syracuse + More +

Syracuse defensive back Trill Williams was not selected through seven rounds of the 2021 NFL Draft, but he was still able to live out his professional dreams. Williams, a 6-foot, 208-pound safety, signed a contract with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent. Williams finished his career at Syracuse with 93 tackles, four interceptions and three forced fumbles. He had 24 tackles, five pass break-ups, and one interception in the 2020 season before missing the last two games due to injury. He announced his decision to declare for the draft and forgo the final four games of the season in November. - The Post-Standard

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CB *Trill Williams, Syracuse
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04/21/21 - Tyrell Richards, rSr/2022, Syracuse + More +

Syracuse linebacker Tyrell Richards will seek a transfer. Richards, a redshirt junior linebacker, entered his name into the NCAA's transfer portal, according to an online database of the portal via 247Sports.com. Richards also announced his decision Monday morning in a post on Twitter. The 6-foot-4, 235-pound linebacker spent the past four seasons with the program. He totaled 54 tackles (33 solo), 9.5 tackles for loss and six sacks during his three active seasons playing with Syracuse after redshirting in 2017. Richards appeared in eight games and had three starts in the 2020 season, recording 24 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, two sacks and a blocked kick last season. - The Post-Standard

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