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Syracuse's Fran Brown and fellow head coaches propose a new college football calendar

With the tight timeline of a two-week transfer portal window (January 2-16, 2027) at the same time that the current College Football Playoffs are still being contested (2027 CFP title game is a very late January 25), the American Football Coaches Association board on Tuesday provided the coaches' feedback: Move the season up.

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Syracuse is the first to offer a 2028 Keystone State ATH: ‘I love it'

2028 ATH Julian Cedrone is starting to see his recruitment take off. The Red Lion (PA) High defensive end/wide receiver has been hearing from schools like Villanova and Maryland, and in April received his first offer from Syracuse.

Syracuse Orange News / Syracuse Orange On SI / May 4

Syracuse and other ACC teams eyeing Duke's direct broadcast rights deal with Amazon

Must be nice, right? With its name brand (a point, by-the-way, that outgoing AD John Wildhack consistently preached during his decade-long tenure, "the strength of the Syracuse Orange brand name"), and deep annual runs in the NCAA Tournament, a school like Duke has a magic ring to it for sports content programmers.

Syracuse Orange News / Syracuse Orange On SI / May 4

Elite 2028 QB ‘happy’ after picking up Syracuse offer

2028 Aliquippa (PA) Hopewell quarterback James Armstrong is one of the elite recruits in his class. Rated four stars by 247Sports, he holds over a dozen offers, including Colorado, Duke, Florida State, Georgia and North Carolina.

Syracuse Orange News / Syracuse Orange On SI / May 2

Takeaways from Syracuse's 12-10 loss to UNC in the ACC Tournament semifinals

It was certainly a lot better performance against North Carolina than the last time Syracuse faced the Tar Heels in a 14-9 one-sided defeat in Chapel Hill on April 4, but SU's run at defending its ACC Tourney title ended in the semifinals.

Syracuse Orange News / Syracuse Orange On SI / May 1

Syracuse lands commitment from 2027 New York running back

Syracuse has landed a commitment from 2027 running back Xavier Bala, according to his agent, Ken Douglas of JL Sports. The news was first reported by 247Sports.

Syracuse Orange News / Syracuse Orange On SI / April 30

ACC lax teams face strong schedules, but lack uniformity in total number of games played

When Syracuse first announced its 2026 lacrosse schedule back in December, what was most notable was something that had not occurred in over 50 seasons - a six-game road trip.

Syracuse Orange News / Syracuse Orange On SI / April 30

2028 New Jersey running back ‘loved’ first P4 offer from Syracuse

2028 ATH Ahmad Chambers is an emerging prospect from the Garden State. In January, he received his first offer from Temple, and earlier in April he received his first Power 4 offer from Syracuse during a visit to Central New York.

Syracuse Orange News / Syracuse Orange On SI / April 29

NCAA Tournament expansion will help Syracuse hoops as it looks to end postseason drought

Back in February, NCAA president Charlie Baker made it clear that his vision was to grow the number of March Madness participants (both the men's and women's tourneys), expanding the brackets as soon as the upcoming 2026-27 season, adding either four or eight teams.

Syracuse Orange News / Syracuse Orange On SI / April 29

2028 New Jersey OL receives first offer from Syracuse: ‘It means a lot'

2028 two-way lineman Braden Shields hit a major mark in his recruitment when he received his first offer from Syracuse last week. The Richland (NJ) St.

Syracuse Orange News / Syracuse Orange On SI / April 27

Syracuse basketball lands another transfer that had been expected for several weeks

He is an intriguing player, one whom many in Orange Nation have been speculating about arriving into the program since McNamara was first named the new SU coach in late March.

Syracuse Orange News / Syracuse Orange On SI / April 27

Syracuse football hopes 2026 is an anomaly with zero Orange NFL Draft selections

When the ACC released the list of all league players selected in last week's NFL Draft, we already knew, of course, that no Syracuse players were announced for the (glaringly) third-time in five years (2022, 2024, and now 2026).

Takeaways from No. 5 Syracuse lacrosse’s 16-11 loss to No. 1 Notre Dame

Though Syracuse’s spot as a high seed in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament was all but sealed, it still had something to play for on Saturday afternoon at Arlotta Stadium.

Syracuse Orange News / ACC Digital Network / April 22

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Carmelo Anthony's son will remain at Syracuse

Carmelo Anthony's son, Kiyan, will remain at Syracuse to play for Gerry McNamara

It's a cool story when you think about the history of the Syracuse Orange men's basketball program. The Orange won a national championship in 2002-03, led by Carmelo Anthony and Gerry McNamara.

TCU leading scorer David Punch to enter NCAA transfer portal

Kentucky to lose guard Collin Chandler to NCAA transfer portal

Kentucky's Mouhamed Dioubate needs to find right fit in transfer portal

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