... practice Saturday, and along with the nice weekend weather came a whole crowd of fans, as the Orange put the pads back on and finally got to start the serious hitting.  

No longer did the crew of die-hards who came to watch have to settle for viewing simple drills, with players politely going through the motions and avoiding any major contact. Today, the beasts within each player were let off the leash and real football finally made its return to Syracuse.

The hits came fast and furious, with the defense showing the same swarming mentality that made it the top rushing defense in the Big East last season.  With six members of last season’s starting front-seven returning, the dominati...

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