Syracuse (1-1, 0-1) lost to Cal (1-1, 0-1) 21-18 on Saturday in their conference opener at the Dome. Tylik Hill brought fireworks early on as the sophomore ran for 55 yards on the second play from scrimmage.
Syracuse got a true tune-up, while Cal had a fight on its hands that didn’t go the right way. The Bears opened up at home with an old-school Pac-12 type of matchup against UCLA, but they were run over late in a 45-24 loss.
The 1-0 Syracuse Orange host the 0-1 California Golden Bears on Saturday as both teams look for their first conference win of the season. Coming off a dominant win over New Hampshire, the Orange look to carry that momentum into their next matchup against a tougher Cal team searching for its first win.
Syracuse will look to improve to 2-0 when it opens its ACC schedule against California this weekend at the JMA Wireless Dome. More than a dozen recruits will be on hand for the game, and three of them gave their thoughts on the Orange ahead of their visits.
2028 EDGE Michel Adams is one of the top prospects in his class. Rated four stars by 247Sports, he holds over a dozen offers, including Boston College, Duke, Florida, Florida State and LSU.
2029 ATH Jacory Coleman Jr. is a fast rising prospect from Baldwin Park (CA) High. He received his first offer from Oregon State in May, and in June, followed it up with one from San Diego State.
After receiving his first offer from Syracuse in July, 2028 ATH Andrew Johnstone was back on the SU campus over the weekend to take in a game day atmosphere at the JMA Wireless Dome.
Upon entering the 2026 college football season, the consensus around Syracuse was that they would be finishing as one of the worst teams in the ACC. After Week 1 of the season, things have completely shifted with the perception of Syracuse.
2028 EDGE Quaseem Powers is an emerging prospect from Middletown (DE) High. He received his first offer from Connecticut in April, and since then has added offers from Liberty and Syracuse.
2029 running back Kade Gibbs was on the Syracuse campus on Saturday for its 66-3 win over New Hampshire, and the Spring Grove (PA) High prospect came away impressed with the Orange’s performance.
Syracuse routed New Hampshire in its season opener on Saturday, 66-3. There was a large group of recruits on campus, and after the game, we caught up with three of their for their reactions to SU's performance.
For the first time in 350 days, Syracuse football finally tasted victory again as it crushed New Hampshire 66-3 Saturday in its home opener at the JMA Wireless Dome. After both sides opened the contest with punts, SU’s offense took control by finding the end zone on each of its next six drives and built up a 41-0 lead by the half.