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Three things SU needs to improve on to avoid an upset
By Andy McCullough and John Clayton
Tackle better Will the Orange be a good tackling team this season? Greg Robinson thinks so. "We will be," he said during a press conference this week. "I know we will be." But when? That's the question as the Orange faces the Zips Saturday. Tyrell Sutton ran wild last week for Northwestern, ripping forward through arm tackles galore en route to 144 yards (backup Omar Conteh had himself a time too, slashing for 71 yards).
FB | ROCK BOTTOM: Syracuse defense torched in 42-28 home defeat to Akron
By Andy McCullough
The door opened in the back of the press room and Greg Robinson walked in, a man with no answers, fresh off perhaps the worst loss of his four-year career at Syracuse, a 42-28 home defeat to Akron. For the head coach who has won seven games in his time at SU and lost 30, this may have been the abyss.
Physical freak
Now that he's healthy, Jared Kimmel is ready to lead SU's pass rush
By Jared Diamond
When Chandler Jones arrived at training camp, he was afraid of Jared Kimmel. Not that Kimmel wasn't a nice guy or a good teammate, but few people make the 6-foot-5 Jones feel small or weak. "From the time you look at him, you would assume he'd be mean and more scary," said Jones, a freshman defensive end.
Student support for football team wavers
By Meredith Galante
Will Ruff is not interested. He's not interested in a team that went 2-10 last season, and he's not interested in paying $115 for Syracuse football season tickets. Ruff, a junior history major, had season tickets his freshman year and would stay in the Carrier Dome until the end of a game - win or lose.
SU understands importance of 4-game home stretch
By John Clayton
Greg Robinson knows how important these next four games are. The Syracuse head coach knows his team needs to use this quartet of games - all in the familiar confines of the Carrier Dome - to build confidence and momentum heading into the Big East schedule.
Q & A with Ryan Howard
By Zach Schonbrun
Ryan Howard, the senior punt returner/defensive back, took a few minutes to talk to The Daily Orange about everything from his thoughts as a punt is in the air to why Kobe Bryant is his athletic idol. On what it takes to be a good punt returner: "Quickness, vision, good judgment, smarts.
Sizing up Akron
By Meredith Galante
Akron and Syracuse will meet for the first time in the programs' history this Saturday at 3:30 p.m. at the Carrier Dome. Here's a quick introduction to the Orange's Mid-American Conference opponents: They have an experienced quarterback Chris Jacquemain is the Zips starter for the second consecutive season.
FH | Goalkeeper Hess provides consistent presence for SU
By Edward Paik
With the pressing weight of pads over her shoulders, Heather Hess stood below the rail of her post at J.S. Coyne Stadium during spring training, unsure of what to do. The shots would come, the goalkeeper said, but she couldn't react. Split-second decisions, a new coaching system, a starting job in question - it was all in her head.
MSOC | Orange's depth gives coaches options off bench
By Michael Bonner
Coaching is much easier if you have the answer to all your questions ahead of time. In the past, Syracuse men's soccer coach Dean Foti would know the riddle, but had to wait until gameday to solve it. This year, however, Foti has the cliff notes - courtesy of his team's depth.
