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FB | In order to salvage its season, Syracuse needs these 3 players to step up
Cameron Dantley As good as the junior quarterback looked against Akron, he was sloppy - at best - against No. 16 Penn State. Dantley went 13-for-32, throwing for 110 yards in the 55-13 Syracuse defeat. Of course, no Orange player looked very capable against the Nittany Lions.
FB | Syracuse runs past Northeastern for 1st victory of season
By Andy McCullough
He didn't know his own stats - a new career-high - or how long it had been since he had felt this way. But Curtis Brinkley understood the feeling, the one that had eluded himself and his team for so long, since last October, in fact. The feeling that used to be common for Syracuse football players, but now seems so foreign: What winning feels like.
FB | Early exposure
By Jared Diamond
The play called for a deep crossing route, with Marcus Sales lining out wide and cutting inside straight to the middle of the field. Sales was supposedly the last option. Before the snap, Sales remembered what Syracuse head coach Greg Robinson had been preaching to the receivers in practice: Finish your routes, no matter what, even if you think the ball will be thrown to someone else.
FB | Preventing third down conversions essential for SU defense
By Andy McCullough
The Syracuse coaching staff preaches a simple philosophy when it comes to third down, especially for third-and-long. "Third-and-long, that's our down," said secondary coach Jim Salgado. "When we try to talk to our guys, (we say) 'Hey, that's our down. When we get out there, we've got to get off the field.
FB | Robinson still adjusting to role of backup quarterback
By John Clayton
It hasn't been easy for Andrew Robinson, getting use to this whole backup thing. Sure, the Syracuse junior quarterback has played understudy before. Back in his freshman season, when Robinson watched from the sidelines as senior Perry Patterson spearheaded the Orange attack.
FB | Q & A with Rob Long
By Zach Schonbrun
Rob Long, the Syracuse University junior punter has one of the best - and most overused - legs in the Big East. He spoke with The Daily Orange about playing one of the sport's most unique positions. On how he got into punting: "I was waiting for my friends at football practice one day in high school, and I was just kicking the ball around, and coach said we needed a kid to kick, and I said, 'my mom will never let me do that.
Sizing up Northeastern
By FB | Michael Bonner and Tyler Dunne
Defense-less Offensively, Syracuse should be able to move the ball on Northeastern. At least, that's been the trend for the Huskies. Through two games this season, Northeastern has allowed 82 points, 48 against Ball St. and 34 against Georgia Southern. The Huskies are allowing a Colonial Athletic Association-worst 302 passing yards per game.
FH | For Loncaria and Vernet, little is lost in translation
By Edward Paik
Her words - not quite Spanish, not quite English - caught Mariana Vernet's eardrums in between strides to the goal post during practice. Usually Vernet can interpret them. "Pass it here" - or the Spanish, "pasarla" - Martina Loncaria interchanges them all the time.
WSOC | Wheddon wants focus on communication
By Jen McCaffrey
The Syracuse women's soccer team could not figure out why it was losing, but head coach Phil Wheddon had an idea - a lack of communication. He picked two players to listen to the team during practice. After the session they did not have much to report - they simply hadn't heard anything from teammates.
