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Help Wanted: Incoming DB Dontez Ford Will Have a Chance to Compete for SU

The Syracuse secondary last year was putrid, there’s no way around it. It was a group that fought injuries and lack of talent the entire year. The images of deep balls sailing over Orange helmets will forever haunt SU fans when thinking of the 5-game collapse. In the first two months of the season, the DBs bent but did not break. They gave up yardage, but buckled down in the red...
Via Orange Fizz  |  April 18, 2012

Syracuse is Looking for More DB Help at All-American Bowl in Illinois CB Anthony Sandifer

Sun Times The Orange defense needs playmakers desperately, and with less than a month to go before National Signing Day there’s a corner we should keep our eyes on: Illinois DB Anthony Standifer. He’s tall and lanky at 6’1”, 178 lbs. (Crete, IL). He committed to Sugar Bowl-winning Michigan in June, but decomitted in December. Syracuse has jumped into the mix and is reportedly...
Via Orange Fizz  |  January 04, 2012

A Tribute and Farewell to Phillip Thomas

The disappointing football season is over and the Syracuse football players have returned home for winter break without any obligations. This time last year, the student athletes were preparing for the Pinstripe Bowl against Kansas State. So what's next for some Syracuse football players? The NFL Draft. Who will try their luck at the next level? There have been a lot of rumors...
Via Orange Slice Sports  |  December 21, 2011

Gone Missing: These 3 M.I.A. Orange Must Be Found in Thomas’ Absence

Syracuse basketball gears up tonight for its second game without Bernie Fine, while football is one day closer to its first without Phillip Thomas. Anybody who’s watched the Orange knows Thomas has been the Orange’s best player. The suspended free safety leads the team in tackles and interceptions. Clealry its going to take a team effort to replace Thomas, but here are three...
Via Orange Fizz  |  November 23, 2011

Phillip Thomas Responds After Suspension, Says Drug Reports Are False

The slide of Syracuse football continues off the field. Phillip Thomas has been suspended for a year due to violations of athletic department rules. Thomas, a key member of an already ailing secondary, will miss the remainder of this season with the Orange. Thomas told Andy Pregler of Bleacher Report he actually may look into turning pro or playing baseball. “I say the drug...
Via Orange Fizz  |  November 19, 2011

Syracuse DB hit with one-year suspension

It was reported Thursday that Syracuse had suspended safety Phillip Thomas, putting into doubt his availability for the Orange’s final two regular season games. As it turns out, he will be unavailable for a helluva lot longer than that. In a release, Syracuse announced that the junior defensive back has been suspended from the football program…
Via College Football Talk  |  November 18, 2011

Syracuse suspends safety for year

Syracuse safety Phillip Thomas has been suspended for one year for a violation of athletics department policy. The university offered no further explanation in a one-sentence email. The move comes in an off week for the Orange (5-5, 1-4 Big East), who have two games remaining in the regular season. They host Cincinnati a week from Saturday and close the season at Pitt on Dec. 3...
Via AP on Fox  |  November 18, 2011

Syracuse suspends S Thomas for 1 year (AP)

Syracuse safety Phillip Thomas has been suspended for one year for a violation of athletics department policy. The university offered no further explanation in a one-sentence email. The move comes in an off week for the Orange (5-5, 1-4 Big East), who have two games remaining in the regular season. They host Cincinnati a week from Saturday and close the season at Pitt on Dec.
Via Rivals.com  |  November 18, 2011
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