Published on: 11th May, 2010
The New Orleans Saints have reportedly offered Syracuse quarterback Greg Paulus a contract as an undrafted free agent after the former Duke basketball standout impressed the club in workouts. Paulus, who started at quarterback for the Orange last season after being removed from football entirely for four years as he played ...Published on: 26th March, 2010
In the shadow of Syracuse basketball's upset loss to No. 5 seed Butler last night, another Orange team ran out to the practice fields in frigid 25° weather. The whipping winds slowed the offense a bit this afternoon, allowing the defense to shine. Here are my notes from this afternoon's session: -Neither of ...Published on: 24th March, 2010
While most of Syracuse University's campus is mentally entrenched in the Orange's current run through this years NCAA Tournament, another major sport took the field on this windy Central New York afternoon. Today marked the second practice of the spring football season for head coach Doug Marrone, as he enters his ...Published on: 8th December, 2009
Doug Marrone is not the first football coach to attempt to rejuvenate a once-proud Syracuse program. In 1981, a man named Dick MacPherson became the head coach at Syracuse University, after a disappointing six-year tenure by Frank Maloney. Coach "Mac" started his career with a few mediocre seasons, but ...Published on: 23rd November, 2009
When Syracuse upset then-No. 25 Rutgers this weekend, many thought that it would have major recruiting ramifications for both programs. It has quickly turned out to pay dividends for the Orange, as they have landed three-star defensive end recruit Max Beaulieu from University School of Nova Sout in Fort Lauderdale, FL. The ...Published on: 3rd November, 2009
Since yesterday's announcement that Syracuse Orange wide receiver Mike Williams quit the team, rampant speculation has permeated throughout campus as to why the team's star offensive weapon would abandon his team and possibly his first-round aspirations. After the 2007 season, where Williams was named the team's offensive MVP, the receiver ...Published on: 2nd November, 2009
In a recent development, reports say that head coach Doug Marrone has announced that wide receiver Mike Williams, a finalist for this year's Biletnikoff Award given to the nation's wide receiver, has quit the Syracuse football team. Mike Williams (junior), was having an excellent season, compiling 746 yard on 49 catches, ...Published on: 12th October, 2009
Syracuse's first drive against the West Virginia Mountaineer defense on Saturday opened with promise. Running backs Antwon Bailey, Delone Carter and Averin Collier had moved the ball 26 yards down the field on the ground and quarterback Greg Paulus completed his first pass attempt to tight end Mike Owen for ...Published on: 5th October, 2009
It was not the ferocious USF D-line led by George Selvie that led the Bulls to victory in the Carrier Dome. It wasn't a litany of penalties or poor defensive play by the Orange that led to their third loss on the season and first in Big East play. It wasn't even ...