2013 SU Football Blog: September 2013

Monday, September 23, 2013

Tulane Wrap-Up

Coach Shafer's Post Game Press Conference (9/21/13)

Clark, Hunt and Gulley Post Game (9/21/13)

Articles from this week:

SUathletics.com - Syracuse Records 700th All-Time Win Against Tulane, 52-17
Wall Street Journal - Hunt leads Syracuse to 52-17 win over Tulane
Syracuse.com - Syracuse defensive tackle Eric Crume with career day in blowout win over Tulane
Syracuse.com - Syracuse football pounds Tulane 52-17: Updated recap

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Midweek Update: Forward Progress

Coach Shafer Previews Tulane, Reviews Wagner

Forward progress is the theme so far this season for Syracuse. Head coach Scott Shafer is impressed with the improvements the team has made through the first three games, culminating in a decisive 54-0 victory against Wagner. Tulane is up next for the Orange, who will take on the Green Wave in the Carrier Dome on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. (ACC Regional Sports Network).

Shafer's season plan has been to target certain areas to work on and so far he has seen results each week. Last Saturday was no different.

I'm really big on targeting the areas that I feel are necessary to give us a chance to win, and then practicing those types of things," Shafer said. "For instance, we talk about the first down and defensively we won that battle big time. Seventy percent of the time we won the first-down war. Our offense has the same exact goal, except they want to get four yards or more. They did a good job, but they were still a little bit short at 55 percent. Third down, both sides dominated. Defense was 86 percent in the win category. Offense was 59 percent, which their goal is 45 percent. READ MORE

Football Breaks Ground on New Indoor Practice Facility

Syracuse University broke ground on a transformational indoor practice center on Sunday at Lower Coyne Field on the Lampe Athletics Complex. Construction is expected to take approximately eight to nine months on the $13 million building, which will serve as a training center for Orange football and other intercollegiate sports programs.

Support for the indoor practice center is led by a major gift from Syracuse Board of Trustees Chairman Richard L. Thompson '67 and his wife, Jean '66. In recognition of their generosity, the turf field at the practice center will be named in honor of Jean Thompson's father, John F. Phelan, a Sherrill, N.Y. native who was a freshman at SU and a member of the 1940 Orange football team.

In 1941, when World War II broke out, Phelan left Syracuse after one year to join the armed forces and never returned. He was killed in action in France in 1944, giving the ultimate sacrifice in action for his country. He was survived by his wife, Jean Taylor Phelan, and Jean, his 6-week-old daughter. Jean Thompson ultimately went on to attend SU and graduated in 1966 with a bachelor's degree from the College of Arts and Sciences. READ MORE

Friday, September 13, 2013

PREVIEW: Home Opener vs. Wagner

Coach Shafer's Weekly Press Conference (9/12/13)

Drew Allen Previews Wagner, Reviews Northwestern (9/10/13)

Chris Clark Previews Wagner, Reviews Northwestern (9/10/13)

Syracuse (0-2) vs. Wagner (1-1)
Date & Time	Saturday, Sept. 14 \| 4:00 p.m.
Location	Syracuse, N.Y. \| Carrier Dome (49,262)
Tickets	Box Office
Television	ESPN3.com
Radio	Syracuse IMG Sports Network
Game Notes	Syracuse \| Wagner
Live Audio	SUathletics.com
Live Stats	SUathletics.com
Social Media	Facebook \| @cuse
Twitter Hashtags	Tweet #orangenation Tweet #beatWagner
Football Blog	cusefootballblog.blogspot.com

Syracuse hosts Wagner in the first home game of the season on Saturday, Sept. 14 at 4:00 p.m. (ESPN3.com). The Orange (0-2) is looking for its first win of the season and the Seahawks (1-1) hope to upset the only FBS school on their schedule.

All Syracuse fans are invited to participate in 'Take a Kid to the Game Day', an opportunity for a free youth ticket for every adult ticket purchased to the Wagner game. Season ticket holders are also eligible for free youth tickets. Call 1-888-DOMETIX for assistance in obtaining youth tickets.

Monday, September 9, 2013

Exclusive Video: Coach Shafer Reviews Northwestern, Previews Wagner

Coach Shafer's Weekly Interview with Matt Park of Orange All-Access

Head coach Scott Shafer and the Syracuse football team are looking forward to the 'Dome Opener' against Wagner on Saturday (4 p.m., ESPN3.com) and the advantage of a home crowd after playing in two tough Big Ten environments.

I'm fired up to be coming home and so are the kids," Shafer said. "I talked to the kids after the Northwestern game and I told them it will be good to come home and play in the dome and be in front of our home crowd and to get our students out there. We're excited to get the kids back on campus, play at the dome and get that first 'W'.

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