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2020 PAYCOM JIM THORPE AWARD PRESEASON WATCH LIST: Andre Cisco, Syracuse,...Cisco is the active FBS leader with 12 career interceptions and he ranks second among current FBS players in passes defended per game (1.27). In 22 games, Cisco has 125 career tackles, 28 passes defended, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery to go along with his 12 picks. In 2019, Cisco tallied 68 tackles and tied for the ACC lead with five interceptions despite missing three games due to injury. He ranked fourth nationally in interceptions per game (0.6) and was an All-ACC Second Team selection. - Syracuse Football

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FS *Andre Cisco, Syracuse
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07/25/20 - *Andre Cisco, Jr/2021, Syracuse, 6-0, 216 (DS#4 FS) + More +

2020 BRONKO NAGURSKI TROPHY PRESEASON WATCH LIST: DB Andre Cisco, Syracuse,...Cisco is now on the watch lists for four of college football's premier awards. He is also a preseason candidate for the Lott IMPACT Trophy (defensive player of the year), Bednarik Award (defensive player of the year) and Jim Thorpe Award (best defensive back). He is one of seven players nationally and the only from an ACC school to be considered for all four awards. The FBS leader with 12 career interceptions, Cisco ranks second among current FBS players in passes defended per game (1.27). In 22 games the past two seasons, Cisco has 125 career tackles, 28 passes defended, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery to go along with his 12 picks. - Syracuse Football

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FS *Andre Cisco, Syracuse
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07/23/20 - Andre Szmyt, rSr/2023, Syracuse, 6-1, 200 (DS#4 K) + More +

2020 PRESEASON LOU GROZA COLLEGIATE PLACE-KICKER AWARD WATCH LIST: Andre Szmyt, Syracuse,...The 2018 Groza Award winner, Szmyt sits fifth on the active FBS field goal list, despite having only played two seasons. At 87.0%, he is the most accurate active kicker with more than 50 career field goal attempts. Among non-seniors, his 28 career field goals from at least 30 yards out are the most in the nation. - Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award

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K Andre Szmyt, Syracuse
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07/21/20 - *Andre Cisco, Jr/2021, Syracuse, 6-0, 216 (DS#4 FS) + More +

2020 LOTT IMPACT TROPHY PRESEASON WATCH LIST: ANDRE CISCO, Syracuse, S, 6-0, 203, Valley Stream, NY: Has 12 career interceptions in two seasons, most among active players; All-ACC last two years; All-American teams as a frosh; All-ACC Honor Roll. - Lott Impact Trophy

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FS *Andre Cisco, Syracuse
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07/17/20 - *Andre Cisco, Jr/2021, Syracuse, 6-0, 216 (DS#4 FS) + More +

2020 PRESEASON BEDNARIK AWARD WATCH LIST: S Andre Cisco, Syracuse,...A preseason All-American, Cisco is one of 18 players from ACC schools on this year's watch list. He joins Virginia Tech cornerback Caleb Farley, Pittsburgh safety Paris Ford and Florida State safety Hamsah Nasirildeen as ACC defensive backs who are considered candidates for the award. Cisco is the active FBS leader with 12 career interceptions and he ranks second among current FBS players in passes defended per game (1.27). In 22 games, Cisco has 125 career tackles, 28 passes defended, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery to go along with his 12 picks. In 2019, Cisco tallied 68 tackles and tied for the ACC lead with five interceptions despite missing three games due to injury. He ranked fourth nationally in interceptions per game (0.6) and was an All-ACC Second Team selection. - Syracuse Football

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FS *Andre Cisco, Syracuse
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07/01/20 - Cody Roscoe, rSr/2022, Syracuse, 5-11, 253 (DS#29 DE) + More +

Former McNeese State defensive end Cody Roscoe has officially transferred to Syracuse football, the school announced on Wednesday. Roscoe is eligible to play his senior season immediately after the NCAA granted his waiver due to Roscoe's strong academic standing in contrast with McNeese State's APR-induced postseason ban. The 6-foot-1, 247-pound Roscoe logged nine sacks and 11 tackles for loss as a junior for the Cowboys, to go with 42 tackles, 10 pass break-ups and eight quarterback hurries. He ranked third on McNeese State with 4.5 sacks as a sophomore after playing in seven games in 2017 as a true freshman. Before coming to McNeese State, Roscoe was a standout at Heights High School in Houston. Roscoe was recruited by Orange defensive line coach Vinson Reynolds and defensive coordinator Tony White. - The Post-Standard

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DE Cody Roscoe, Syracuse
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06/16/20 - Dwight Freeney, Sr/2002, Syracuse, 6-1, 266 (DS#2 DE) + More +

Georgia cornerback Champ Bailey, Syracuse defensive end Dwight Freeney and Kansas State running back Darren Sproles will appear on the College Football Hall of Fame ballot for the first time. The National Football Foundation on Tuesday announced the 78 players and seven coaches from major college football who are up for selection to the Atlanta-based Hall of Fame. There also are 99 players and 33 coaches from outside the highest level of college football eligible for induction. The College Hall of Fame class of 2021 will be announced early next year. Bailey was the Nagurski Award winner as the nation's best defensive player in 1998, while also playing receiver and returning kicks for the Bulldogs. Freeney holds the NCAA record for career sacks per game at 1.61 and was co-Big East defensive player of the year in 2001 for Syracuse. - AP College Football

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DE Dwight Freeney, Syracuse
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06/15/20 - Cody Roscoe, rSr/2022, Syracuse, 5-11, 253 (DS#29 DE) + More +

McNeese State defensive lineman Cody Roscoe has verbally committed as a transfer to Syracuse football, he announced on Monday night. The 6-foot-1, 247-pound Roscoe has one year of eligibility remaining and will need a waiver from the NCAA to be eligible to play in 2020. If not, he'll redshirt this year and wrap up his career as a redshirt senior in 2021. Roscoe logged nine sacks and 11 tackles for loss as a junior for the Rowdy, to go with 42 tackles, 10 pass break-ups and eight quarterback hurries. He ranked third on McNeese State with 4.5 sacks as a sophomore after playing in seven games in 2017 as a true freshman.

Before coming to McNeese State, Roscoe was a standout at Heights High School in Houston. Roscoe follows two familiar faces to Central New York in Sterlin Gilbert and Jeff LePak. Gilbert was the Rowdy's head coach for one season before reuniting with Syracuse head coach Dino Babers as the team's offensive coordinator earlier this year. LePak coached McNeese State's wide receivers in 2019 before returning to SU as an offensive analyst. - The Post-Standard

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DE Cody Roscoe, Syracuse
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06/03/20 - *Ifeatu Melifonwu, rJr/2021, Syracuse, 6-3, 205 (DS#12 CB) + More +

Syracuse football players will begin returning to campus for voluntary athletic activities on Monday, the school announced on Tuesday. Upon arriving in Central New York, an undisclosed number of athletes will immediately be tested for Covid-19 and isolated until they test negative for the virus. That period could last as long as 14 days, according to SU Athletics. Athletes will then begin working out in groups composed of no more than 10 people. Individuals are only allowed contact to people within their pod until phase two of training beings. Phase two is likely to be implemented in July, the school said, with 30-person groups being the next measure. All athletes must practice social distancing. Protective equipment, including face masks, will be used in all athletic facilities, while all shared equipment will be sanitized prior to and after each use by a player. - The Post-Standard

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CB *Ifeatu Melifonwu, Syracuse
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05/07/20 - *Andre Cisco, Jr/2021, Syracuse, 6-0, 216 (DS#4 FS) + More +

As expected, the momentum from a 10-win season and a nationally televised primetime matchup against one of college football's premier programs proved to be a box office smash for the Syracuse football program last fall. The university drew an average attendance of 42,164 fans to the Carrier Dome in 2019, according to figures compiled by the NCAA. It's the highest mark since the 2002 season, when an average of 42,259 fans showed up for SU's six home games. Syracuse increased its average attendance by 5,121 fans from the prior season. Only seven programs saw a higher attendance jump in 2019.

The figures are buoyed by a crowd of 50,248 that showed up for the early season home game against Clemson, the program's first home sellout since Donovan McNabb was taking snaps in 1998. A record number of new season-ticket sales also strengthened attendance figures, even as the team's performance waned through a 5-7 record. Kansas led the country with an average attendance increase of 14,451 in Les Miles' first season. - The Post-Standard

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FS *Andre Cisco, Syracuse
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05/03/20 - Kendall Coleman, Sr/2020, Syracuse, 6-3, 257 (DS#30 DE) + More +

Two text messages pinged on Kendall Coleman's cell phone Saturday evening immediately after the final pick of the NFL Draft was announced: one from his agent, one from a scout on the Indianapolis Colts. The former Syracuse football defensive end spent the previous three days waiting, hoping to hear his name called. But as the event wound down, the next-best outcome began to materialize. Coleman's hometown Colts emerged as a free agent suitor.

The franchise spoke with Coleman early in the pre-draft process, but had been quiet in recent weeks. That changed as Coleman's agent explored UDFA possibilities during the seventh round of the draft. The texts included details on a formal offer as well as the assurance that Indianapolis views Coleman as a strong fit with a legitimate chance to compete for a roster spot during preseason camp. Surrounded by his parents, brother and sister, Coleman didn't need long to finalize a decision. "Everybody's reaction was just being ecstatic," Coleman said. "Just being overly happy about the fact that, at the end of the day, every kid dreams about hearing their name called, but I still put myself in position to chase my dreams." - The Post-Standard

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DE Kendall Coleman, Syracuse
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04/26/20 - Sterling Hofrichter, rSr/2020, Syracuse, 5-10, 196 (DS#3 P) + More +

Former Syracuse football punter Sterling Hofrichter was picked by the Atlanta Falcons in the seventh round of the NFL Draft on Saturday. Hofrichter, taken 228th overall, joins defensive end Alton Robinson (Seattle Seahawks, fifth round, 148th overall) as Orange products to be selected this year, marking the first time since 2014 that multiple SU players have been drafted. He's also the second punter to come off the board after Texas A&M's Branden Mann.

A four-year starter for the Orange, Hofrichter followed Riley Dixon, now on the New York Giants, and Rob Long in the program's lineage of prolific field-switchers. He was one of three finalists for the Ray Guy Award last year and was voted to seven different All-America teams. Hofrichter, a three-time All-ACC performer, ranks second in SU history in gross punting average (43.27), having dropped at least 20 punts inside the opposing 20-yard line in all four of his seasons. He's logged only 13 touchbacks during that span, including two last year despite 65 attempts, and recorded 72 career 50-plus yard punts. - The Post-Standard

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P Sterling Hofrichter, Syracuse
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04/15/20 - Alec Lemon, Sr/2013, Syracuse, 6-1, 202 (DS#36 WR) + More +

Former Syracuse football wide receiver Alec Lemon has been hired as the head coach at Glen Burnie High School in Maryland, the school announced on Facebook. Lemon played for nearby Arundel High School in Gambrills, located just nine miles South of Glen Burnie. In Central New York, Lemon set records for career (201) and single-season (72) receptions - both of which have since been eclipsed. A first-team All-Big East selection as a senior, he ranks third in program history with 2,596 receiving yards and is tied for fourth with 18 receiving touchdowns. After leaving Syracuse in 2012, Lemon was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Houston Texans. He appeared on the practice squad for the Texans and Baltimore Ravens over the next two years before a stint with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2016. - The Post-Standard

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WR Alec Lemon, Syracuse
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04/06/20 - Rex Culpepper, rSr/2022, Syracuse, 6-2, 221 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Another quarterback is moving in to Rex Culpepper's neighborhood in Tampa, Fla. His new neighbor: Tom Brady. The six-time Super Bowl champion is renting the 30,000-square foot waterfront mansion on Davis Islands built by Yankees Hall of Fame shortstop Derek Jeter, the Tampa Bay Times reported. The house sits next door to the Culpeppers and features seven bedrooms, nine bathrooms and a billiards room that wraps around a pool. Brady's house doesn't just have one boat lift - it has two. The neighborhood has been abuzz in recent days about the prospect of Brady's arrival. His move from New England to Tampa Bay was the biggest offseason story in football. After playing 20 seasons with the Patriots, Brady signed a two-year contract with the Buccaneers last month, reportedly worth $50 million and more with incentives.

Culpepper, a senior quarterback on the Syracuse football team, is home while the university continues to hold online classes through the remainder of the semester amid the coronavirus pandemic. Culpepper was honored with the first-ever Jim DaRin Courage Award at the SU football team banquet following the 2018 season. Earlier that year, Culpepper was diagnosed with testicular cancer and returned to the team by the fall. "The closest thing I can say is it felt like beating Clemson," Culpepper said then. "You just feel so incredibly ecstatic that nothing in your life could ever go wrong." - The Post-Standard

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QB Rex Culpepper, Syracuse
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03/31/20 - Kenneth Ruff, Sr/2020, Syracuse, 6-1, 308 (DS#114 DT) + More +

KJ Ruff started training for Pro Day before Christmas. The former Syracuse football defensive lineman has spent his days at PER4ORM, a gym in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., working to trim down the 40-yard dash time that he calls "his baby" and do everything he can to show professional scouts he's capable of playing at the next level. On March 13, Ruff learned SU's Pro Day was postponed to April 20 -- just three days before the start of the draft. Five days later, the school canceled the event. Ruff said the shift in emotions has been "a rollercoaster."

"Every athlete that plays football plays their entire life thinking about Pro Day, thinking about their chance to get to the next level," Ruff said. "... The back and forth kind of pissed me off a little bit, to be honest with you, but you've got to be able to tune out that frustration when an opportunity like this comes along." The Orange's NFL Draft hopefuls, such as Ruff, are in the process of putting together virtual combines to be sent to scouts via their respective agents as well as Roy Wittke, SU's director of player development who is serving as an NFL liaison through the Buffalo Bills. Wittke will share the information he gathers with the Bills, who will then distribute that data and video to the rest of the league. - The Post-Standard

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DT Kenneth Ruff, Syracuse
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