131 Results for syracuse

Win boosts UConn's confidence, morale

Brian Bennett, Big East

...young kids that grew up big time." UConn (5-5, 1-4 Big East) plays host to Syracuse this week and should be heavily favored, even though the Orange are coming off a big win...

Blog | November 23, 2009

Big East lunchtime links

Brian Bennett, Big East

...the St. Petersburg Times. Doug Marrone and his staff had a great game plan against Rutgers. The Syracuse Post-Standard's Dave Rahme dissects the decisions that worked. Rutgers coach Greg Schiano put the blame...

Blog | November 23, 2009

Louisville's Anderson to have surgery

Brian Bennett, Big East

...that Anderson would have surgery Tuesday and would miss the season finale against Rutgers. Anderson left the Syracuse game two weeks ago with the clavicle injury. Kragthorpe said the team had put off the surgery...

Blog | November 23, 2009

Big East power rankings, Week 13

Brian Bennett, Big East

...to establish a small semblance of credibility, which is now gone after an 18-point loss at Syracuse. T-5. South Florida (7-3, 3-3): Yes, Rutgers thrashed South Florida 31-0 less than...

Blog | November 23, 2009

Week 12 review/Week 13 preview

Brian Bennett, Big East

...brings out the great games from Big East teams? Last year, Pitt won in quadruple overtime and Syracuse mounted a furious fourth-quarter rally to pull the upset. This year, Pitt held off a late...

Blog | November 23, 2009

Big East helmet stickers, Week 12

Brian Bennett, Big East

...the ground, plus all 25 yards on the winning drive of the second overtime. Doug Hogue, LB, Syracuse: Hogue broke a school record with 6.5 tackles for loss, including 3.5 sacks, in the...

Blog | November 22, 2009

Big East bowl projections

Brian Bennett, Big East

...the Bulls could move up to the Papajohns.com Bowl. Rutgers, which suffered an awful loss at Syracuse on Saturday, now moves down the pecking order (or up, as in north to Canada). Here are...

Blog | November 22, 2009

What we learned in the Big East, Week 12

Brian Bennett, Big East

...bowling: The resilient Huskies improved to 5-5 and have a pair of home games remaining against Syracuse and South Florida. They'll get at least one of those, and even at 6-6 they...

Blog | November 22, 2009

Syracuse pulls off big upset of Rutgers

Brian Bennett, Big East

Congratulations to Syracuse, which not only beat Rutgers but dominated the Scarlet Knights 31-13. The Orange have had so...

Blog | November 21, 2009

Syracuse up big on Rutgers at half

Brian Bennett, Big East

...now. Rutgers isn't living up to its No. 25 ranking in the Associated Press poll, trailing Syracuse 24-10 at the half. This is an Orange team that has had all kinds of trouble...

Blog | November 21, 2009

Hot start for Syracuse

Brian Bennett, Big East

Looks like Syracuse is serious about winning the battle for the New York/New Jersey metropolitan area. The Orange are...

Blog | November 21, 2009

Burke to start for Louisville

Brian Bennett, Big East

...year, with Will Stein and Adam Froman being the others. Froman started last week's win against Syracuse. I haven't heard any official word about why Froman isn't starting today; if he's...

Blog | November 21, 2009

Friday mailbag

Brian Bennett, Big East

...I went to the West Virginia-Cincinnati game on Friday night, followed by a noon kickoff between Syracuse and Louisville. In a little more than a 12-hour span, I saw the alpha and omega...

Blog | November 20, 2009

Big East lunchtime links

Brian Bennett, Big East

...Cincinnati Enquirer. Rutgers' linebackers are a competitive bunch, Keith Sargeant says in the Home News Tribune. The Syracuse Post-Standard's Dave Rahme looks at three Syracuse seniors who have stuck it out through thick...

Blog | November 20, 2009

Who's got balance in the Big East?

Brian Bennett, Big East

...percent. Pass: 37.6 percent. Total yardage: 3,236. Run: 44.8 percent. Pass: 55.2 percent. Syracuse Total plays: 625. Run: 53.4 percent. Pass: 46.6 percent. Total yardage: 3,052. Run: 38...

Blog | November 19, 2009