Tag: Dino Babers
Countdown to Camp: With Dungey's propensity to get hurt, who are the No. 2 and No. 3 options in the pocket?
Eric Dungey has missed significant time in both his seasons as the starter, and backup Zack Mahoney has thrown more than 100 passes in both of them. Who should Orange fans expect to see if Dungey gets hurt again? Read More »
Countdown to Camp: Ravian Pierce provides a dynamic Dino Babers hasn’t had in a tight end
The Southwestern Mississippi Community College transfer had more production in more than half his games last season than Syracuse got from its tight ends for the entire season. Read More »
Countdown to Camp: Devin C. Butler has the speed and Dino Babers has the need
Butler’s athleticism could force him into a starting role on the outside of Syracuse’s passing attack. Read More »
Countdown to Camp: Players will clash for chances in the secondary
The defensive back positions that the SU defense needs to slow down opponent passing attacks are up for grabs headed into training camp Sunday. Read More »
Guard Aaron Roberts lost for season with knee injury, SU Athletics announces
Stalwart guard Aaron Roberts, one of the only two offensive linemen to play every game last season, lost for the year. Read More »
Countdown to Camp: The importance of eliminating Syracuse’s defensive miscues
For the third consecutive season, the Syracuse defense is clouded with uncertainty. SU finished 2016 among the worst defenses in the country. Read More »
Countdown to Camp: Eric Dungey has shown he can lead Syracuse’s offense, but can he do it for a full season?
Eric Dungey put up big stats last year. But the key stat he’ll need to try to reach this year: 12 games played. Read More »
Countdown to Camp: Establishing a run game key to Syracuse offensive success in 2017
Syracuse knows it needs to improve its run game to complement a potent attack through the air. Read More »
Countdown to Camp: Syracuse has 2 wide receiver spots up for grabs
The Orange will have different players auditioning during camp to fill the roles created by the departures of Amba Etta-Tawo and Brisly Estime to the NFL. Read More »
Countdown to Camp: Addition of Austin Valdez bolsters linebacking corps
Graduate transfer Austin Valdez will reportedly spend his final year of eligibility at Syracuse, reuniting with former Bowling Green and now SU head coach Dino Babers Read More »
Countdown to Camp: Orange was the new fast, but can it stay that way?
For Syracuse to have success against a brutal schedule in 2017, its offense will have to take a step forward in Dino Babers’ second year. Read More »
Countdown to Camp: Dontae Strickland and Moe Neal will battle for carries
Dino Babers’ offense doesn’t offer its running backs a ton of carries, so Dontae Strickland and Moe Neal will need to take advantage of handoffs in 2017. Read More »
Syracuse adds 2 former Bowling Green players to coaching staff; to begin fall camp July 30
Trent Greene and Matt Johnson each played for Babers when Bowling Green won the Mid-American Conference in 2015. Read More »
Former junior college defensive end Josh Allen, a Syracuse transfer, medically disqualified from SU
According to a statement Wednesday afternoon from Syracuse Athletics, Allen has been diagnosed with a "cardiac condition." Read More »
Senior wide receiver Ervin Philips named to Biletnikoff Award watch list
Philips finished second on the team in receptions (90), receiving yards (822) and receiving touchdowns (six) last season. Read More »
Redshirt freshman Devon Clarke reinstated; defensive end Jaquwan Nelson no longer with Syracuse
Both were arrested and charged in February for stealing two pairs of “Yeezy” boots, a laptop and a PlayStation 4. Read More »
Junior quarterback Eric Dungey named to Maxwell Award watch list
In 2016, Dungey set Syracuse sophomore records for most passing yards (2,679) and most yards of total offense (2,972), despite missing the final four games of the season due to an upper body injury. Read More »
Syracuse football to host Wagner, an FCS opponent, in September 2018
The Seahawks finished 6-5 last season. The Orange has faced the them just once program history, winning a 2013 bout in the Carrier Dome, 54-0. Read More »
Matt Johnson set records with Dino Babers at Bowling Green. Now, he joins Babers at Syracuse as a coach
Two weeks after being cut from the Canadian Football League, Dino Babers' former quarterback at Bowling Green, Matt Johnson, begins his coaching career alongside his former coach at Syracuse. Read More »
Syracuse football recruiting: Class of 2018 long snapper Aaron Bolinsky commits to SU as preferred walk-on
The 5-foot-11, 225-pounder is Syracuse's 10th addition to the 2018 class. Read More »
Syracuse junior defensive lineman Steven Clark medically disqualified
Doctors disqualified the SU junior defensive tackle because of blood clots. Read More »
Syracuse to play Western Michigan in home-and-home series in 2018, 2019
Syracuse will open the 2018 season at Western Michigan on Sept. 1, SU Athletics announced Monday afternoon. The Orange will host the Broncos the following year, 2019, on Sept. 21. Read More »
Top 10 sports stories of the school year
How Syracuse's best-ever faceoff man arrived from Minnesota, why Little Moe wants to be nothing like Big Moe, what happened with high school phenom Faith Cain's arm, a column on a newly contract-extended Jim Boeheim getting exactly what he wanted, and more. Read More »
Syracuse announces football game times and TV slots for 3 in September and Clemson
The Orange gets three games on ACC Network Extra and one, against Clemson, on ESPN. Read More »