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Jaron May and Matt Bonaparte hop on the mic for this week’s Fizz Radio. The guys are first joined by Tim Leonard, the host of the Locked On Syracuse Podcast, to recap the Syracuse vs. North Carolina season opener. Then Jaron and Matt do a deep dive into SU Football’s 2021 recruiting class. After that Alan Saunders of Pittsburgh Sports Now comes on to preview this week’s Pitt … [Read more...] about 9/19 Fizz Radio: North Carolina Recap, Football 2021 Recruiting, Alan Saunders Previews Pitt

Jaron (1-0): Pittsburgh 27, Syracuse 13 When Syracuse and Pittsburgh get together it is always a close game. Six of the last eight meetings between the two teams finished within a touchdown or less. This year, however, things are different. The Syracuse offensive line looked terrible against North Carolina, which had a trickle down effect and impacted the running and passing … [Read more...] about Syracuse vs. Pittsburgh: Crystal Ball Predictions

Syracuse could be in for another tough game Saturday, against another ranked ACC opponent. While Pittsburgh seems to be trending in the right direction of the past couple of seasons, Syracuse is sliding backward. Similar to last year, there’s no simple fix to the Orange offense. Yes Tommy DeVito is bad. Yes the offensive line is atrocious, and gave up nine sacks to Pitt a … [Read more...] about Syracuse Football Has One Last Option to Improve its Offense

Syracuse Football’s 2020 season didn’t start too well. The 0-1 Orange had quite a few issues when they faced North Carolina last weekend. From the offensive line, to the rushing game, to the linebackers, there just weren’t too many positives. But, hey, that’s in the past so let’s look to the future. Syracuse takes on Pittsburgh this Saturday at noon down in the Steel City. … [Read more...] about Syracuse Opponent Preview: Pittsburgh Panthers

Ian Unsworth and John Eads preview Syracuse’s second opponent, the Pitt Panthers. Ian and John cover Pitt’s best players, changes for SU to make after the loss to UNC, and some betting lines. … [Read more...] about FizzCast: Pitt Preview

Newly hired offensive coordinator Sterlin Gilbert was supposed to be a breath of fresh air for the Syracuse offense, mixing up formations and play-calls while retaining the principles of head coach Dino Babers’ “Orange is the New Fast” scheme. To go full Babers and put it in metaphorical terms, the SU offense didn’t need to be an iPhone 12, just an iPhone X with a brand new … [Read more...] about Syracuse Needs to Re-Route its Passing Game

If you read about SU’s biggest surprises from the season opener at North Carolina, the names found on here are quite similar. The Syracuse week 1 depth chart had unknowns at several positions. Many of the new faces had no previous game experience, but having finished game 1, let’s look at a few guys whose performances warranted their stocks to improve or decline.  Stock … [Read more...] about Stock Up, Stock Down: Week 1

Brad Klein and Thomas Shults preview Syracuse football’s matchup with No. 18 North Carolina. Ross Martin from Inside Carolina gives the scouting report on the Tar Heels while the Orange prepare for a 2020 season without key pieces. … [Read more...] about 9/12 Fizz Radio: Syracuse vs. North Carolina Game Day

The Syracuse offensive line didn’t do the depleted running back room any favors in Saturday’s loss to North Carolina. SU ran for just 68 yards against UNC, and when Tommy DeVito is the team’s leading rusher Syracuse fans should sense something is wrong.  With starting left guard Dakota Davis on the shelf until October, and Florida transfer Chris Bleich ineligible, fullback … [Read more...] about How to Fix the SU Running Game