2011 Syracuse Football Preview: Secondary

Can Shamarko Thomas be the next Donovin Darius? Ahhh the secondary. The last line of defense. The men tasked with stopping diva wide receivers (and if you play in the B1G 10, tackling fulbacks) and making game changing interceptions. Syracuse has produced some fine corners and safeties over the years. Guys like Donovin Darius, Markus Paul, Will Allen, and a personal favorite of T3I - Phil Nash have played very well for the Orange over the years.....and OK, Nash might not have been anything special but for some odd reason, we loved that guy. Let's take a look at what the 2011 SU team will have working back there.SecondaryPosition OverviewThe Orange lose four-year starter Mike Holmes, Max 'the human missile" Suter and D'mon Merkerson to graduation. However, all is not lost. At the safety spot Syracuse features two Thomases that are better than an English muffin slathered is butter after all night bender. If they can stay healthy, Shamarko and Phillip might be the...