In The Huddle, Nov. 11, 2011

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The Daily Orange provides coverage of the events taking place at Penn State following the indictment of a former assistant coach in a child sex abuse scandal and the firing of longtime football head coach Joe Paterno.

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SU lifts Sales’ suspension from classes

By Ryne Gery

Asst. Sports Editor

mitchell franz | staff photographer dyshawn davis (35) and the SU defense allowed 198 yards on the ground in a loss to Connecticut last week. The Orange will face another stiff test on the ground against USF. Bulls running back Darrell Scott and quarterback B.J. Daniels are both threats.

Stop the bleeding Better run defense crucial for Syracuse to snap losing streak

By Zach Brown Staff Writer

Dyshawn Davis described a miserable scene on the Syracuse bus after the Orange’s crushing loss to Connecticut last Saturday. Everyone seemed dejected. Teammates had their heads down.

But by Tuesday this week, the Orange put the loss behind it. A couple of players said the team’s practices on Monday and Tuesday were among the best Syracuse has had this year.

And that’s turned the negative feeling following the loss to UConn into a positive mood surrounding the Orange this week.

“We put that loss behind us, and we’re getting ready for South Florida,” Davis, an SU freshman linebacker, said. “I feel like everybody is on the positive track right now. Everybody’s trying to get better.”

Although Syracuse (5-4, 1-3 Big East) may have moved on from the loss last week, it will

have to perform better against the run to avoid rehashing those feelings from the UConn loss when it takes on South Florida (4-4, 0-4 Big East) on Friday at 8 p.m. in the Carrier Dome, a game televised nationally on ESPN2. Connecticut gashed Syracuse for nearly 200 yards on the ground last weekend behind running back Lyle McCombs and Wildcat quarterback Scott McCummings. And USF boasts a dualthreat quarterback of its own in junior B.J. Daniels, who ranks eighth in the Big East with 440 yards on the ground.

The Syracuse defense will have to contain Daniels and the Bulls rushing attack to end its two-game slide.

“We have to do a pretty good job of keeping him in the pocket,” Davis said. “He’s one of those guys who likes to pull the ball, likes to make plays with his legs and he also can throw the ball. We’re pretty familiar with seeing good quarterbacks, so we’ll just try to do a good job,

play our game and try to keep him from making those plays.”

Against UConn, SU failed to stop the Huskies’ Wildcat package with McCummings taking snaps. He didn’t throw a pass in the game, but ran for 59 yards and two scores.

Syracuse linebackers coach Dan Conley said the biggest issue in that game was missed opportunities. Missed tackles, which occurred on both of McCummings’ touchdown runs, and missed assignments by the Orange defense allowed the Huskies to completely abandon the pass and still have success on the ground.

“I remember just going back and thinking that week that if we were able to shut down the Wildcat package, they’d probably get out of it,” Conley said. “And we just weren’t sound at times in the run fits. We had some opportunities to make some plays we didn’t make.”

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Syracuse wide receiver Marcus Sales’ interim suspension from Syracuse University was lifted Wednesday, but a Judicial Board complaint must be resolved before Sales can try to return to the football team, according to an article published by The Post-Standard.

Michael Vavonese, Sales’ defense lawyer, said in the article that Sales met with the Syracuse University Judicial Board last Friday about the suspension, which kept him from attending classes SALES most of the fall semester even though he is still enrolled at the university.

Sales, a senior in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, was suspended from the school and the football team after he and his brother, Michael Sales Jr., were arrested and charged with felony drug possession in July.

The charges against Sales were dropped Oct. 26 after an Onondaga County grand jury did not find enough evidence to charge Sales with drug possession. Michael Sales Jr. was indicted by the grand jury on felony drug charges.

Police pulled Sales over for running a red light and found drugs in the car. Sales faced charges of fifth- and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, seconddegree criminally using drug paraphernalia and unlawful possession of marijuana. He was also charged with driving through a red light, consuming alcohol in a motor vehicle and violating the city’s open container law.

After the charges were dropped, Vavonese said Sales was looking forward to returning to classes and to the football team.

Vavonese said in The Post-Standard article that the Judicial Board complaint, stemming from the original charges, is still pending.

SU head coach Doug Marrone said in a teleconference Wednesday he hasn’t talked with Sales or Vavonese about Sales’ possible return and wouldn’t have any discussions with them until the judicial process was cleared up.

Vavonese said in the article the judicial process likely wouldn’t be finished until the end of November. Syracuse plays its final regularseason game Dec. 3 at Pittsburgh, so there would only be a slim chance for him to come back to the team this season. rjgery@syr.edu

Last time they played Syracuse 13 South Florida 9 Oct. 9, 2010

Anthony Perkins made his way toward the section of Syracuse fans at Raymond James Stadium, removed his helmet and took a bow.

The simple gesture by the SU defensive tackle put a stamp on a dominating performance by the Syracuse defense in a win over South Florida.

“Defensively, they stepped up,” SU head coach Doug Marrone said in an article published by The Daily Orange on Oct. 11, 2010. “I thought all of our guys played hard.”

Syracuse’s defense keyed its 13-9 road victory over South Florida last season. SU pressured USF quarterback B.J. Daniels early, often sacking

him four times, forcing two interceptions and holding the Bulls to just 219 yards in total offense.

That disruptive performance led the Orange to the win despite its own struggles on offense.

SU failed to score a touchdown until it converted on a 14-play, 98-yard drive in the fourth quarter. Quarterback Ryan Nassib found Marcus Sales on a 3-yard touchdown pass that proved to be the game-winning score.

In a game with limited success on offense for either team, Syracuse’s defense ultimately made the difference and made that decisive drive possible.

The Orange entered the contest with a simple game plan: aiming to pressure Daniels on every play.

The Bulls arguably had their best drive of the game in the opening series. Daniels marched his team down the field, but with 31 yards standing between USF and the end zone, the quarterback made his first mistake of the game.

Daniels dropped back and threw a jump ball into the end zone that was picked off by SU cornerback Da’Mon Merkerson.

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AROUND THE BIG EAST STANDINGS

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Sterling Griffin

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Ivan McCartney

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WEEKEND LINEUP Saturday

WEST VIRGINIA (6-3, 2-2) AT CINCINNATI (7-1, 3-0), NOON, ABC

No. 23 Cincinnati barely escaped Heinz Field with a win last weekend, coming from behind to beat Pittsburgh 26-23.

The Bearcats are the only remaining team in the Big East with an undefeated conference record, and they face arguably their biggest challenge this weekend in West Virginia. After being upset by Louisville last week, the Mountaineers will be eager to get back on track. Led by quarterback Geno Smith, who has thrown for 3,125 yards and 23 touchdowns, WVU has one of the most prolific offenses in the nation. Cincinnati’s 105th-ranked pass defense will have to step up for the Bearcats to remain undefeated in conference play.

PITTSBURGH (4-5, 2-2) AT LOUISVILLE (5-4, 3-1), NOON, BIG EAST NETWORK

The Panthers nearly upset Cincinnati last weekend, proving they’re capable of playing at a high level without running back Ray Graham, who was lost for the season two weeks ago after suffering a torn medial collateral ligament in his right knee. Zach Brown, his replacement, piled up 92 all-purpose yards on 17 touches against the Bearcats. Louisville comes into Saturday riding a three-game winning streak. Louisville has done it with defense, holding opponents to 17 points or less in six of nine games this season. To beat the red-hot Cardinals, Pitt will need its entire offense to step up.

RUTGERS (6-3, 3-2) VS. ARMY (3-6) AT YANKEE STADIUM, 3:30 P.M., CBS COLLEGE SPORTS NETWORK

Army and Rutgers will face off in the third-ever football game at the new Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. The Scarlet Knights clinched bowl eligibility last week with a 20-17 overtime victory over South Florida. They also still have a chance of claiming the Big East conference crown as they play Cincinnati next weekend. But before Rutgers can start thinking about any of that, it has to take care of business against Army and its triple-option attack, which has put up 20 or more points eight times this season.

—Compiled by Stephen Bailey, asst. copy editor, sebail01@syr.edu

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Media wait outside Paterno home in State College Thursday morning

By Michael Cohen Sports Editor

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Despite a sign one block away indicating the road is closed except for local traffic, Joe Paterno’s modest ranch house was surrounded by media the morning following his dismissal from Pennsylvania State University.

Multiple television crews and other media waited patiently outside Paterno’s home at 830 McKee St. The legendary head football coach of the Nittany Lions was fired late Wednesday night after the Penn State Board of Trustees voted unanimously to terminate Paterno’s 46-year career. Penn State President Graham Spanier was also fired Wednesday night, and the Board of Trustees felt both moves were in the best interest of the university.

The moves were made in response to the sex abuse scandal involving former PSU assistant coach Jerry Sandusky. Paterno’s lack of action following an initial meeting with Athletic Director Tim Curley to report his knowledge of an alleged molestation by Sandusky contributed to his firing.

In the early morning on Thursday, media waited outside his home in hopes that the winningest coach in college football history would comment.

Paterno received multiple visitors this morning, including most of his former assistant coaches. Dick Anderson, Kermit Buggs, Galen

Hall, Larry Johnson, Bill Kenney and Jay Paterno all paid their respects.

Two of the assistants who did not to stop by the house as of 12:15 p.m. were Tom Bradley, who was preparing for his initial press conference as interim head coach of the Nittany Lions, and Mike McQueary.

McQueary witnessed an alleged molestation

by Sandusky of a 10-year old boy in a shower at the Penn State athletic facility in 2002 when he was a graduate assisstant. He is the one who first reported any such actions by Sandusky to Paterno, who in turn told Curley.

Paterno received a phone call Wednesday night shortly before 10 p.m. informing him of his termination. Thousands of students responded by rioting on College Avenue on the PSU campus.

Two street lamps were toppled, rocks were thrown at police officers and chants of “F*** Sandusky” rang out. Police officers were forced to use pepper spray to subdue the crowd.

Paterno, 84, issued a statement last night after the news broke.

“Right now, I’m not the football coach, and that’s something I have to get used to,” Paterno said, according to the Associated Press.

While the media waited for Paterno Thursday morning, the new interim head coach for the program Paterno built held his first press conference as the leader of the Nittany Lions.

Tom Bradley, who was in charge of the defense and took over for Sandusky, will lead PSU for

stacie fanelli | asst. photo editor Joe Paterno’s house, located at 830 McKee St., was surrounded by media members Thursday morning, the day after the football head coach was dismissed by Penn State. the remainder of the season.

“I take this job with very mixed emotions, due to the situation,” Bradley said. “I grieve for the victims. I grieve for the families. … Our thoughts and prayers are with them.”

Members of the McKee Street neighborhood echoed similar sentiments. A woman who lived across the street from Paterno at 815 McKee St. repeatedly asked all of the media to go home and allow the community to heal.

She didn’t want her name published, but was very outspoken in front of the media about how she felt the press put unnecessary pressure on Penn State to fire Paterno.

Other residents and PSU students passing

through the neighborhood shook their heads in disapproval of the group of 20-30 media standing for more than five hours outside Paterno’s home.

One man gave the media the middle finger as he drove by in his car, yelling “F*** you guys!”

But after more than five hours this morning, Paterno still did not make an appearance in front of the media. He remained inside his house, and it is unclear whether he will offer a statement.

The former head coach has made it very clear he wishes to clarify several things to the media, but the legality of the situation may prevent him from doing so. mjcohe02@syr.edu

Senior, others leave flowers in support of Paterno after firing

By Jon Harris Asst. News Editor

stacie fanelli | asst. photo editor amy miller is one of many Penn State students disheartened by the dismissal of Joe Paterno. Miller delivered flowers to Paterno’s doorstep Thursday morning.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Amy Miller rode her bike slowly down McKee Street at about 9 a.m. and came to a stop right in front of Joe Paterno’s house.

Miller, a senior engineering science major at Pennsylvania State University, put her bike’s kickstand down and peered out from underneath her tightly fitting Penn State baseball cap at the media members who had gathered across from Paterno’s home at 830 McKee St. She then slid her book bag off her back and dropped it to the ground at her feet. Inside the bag was a gift for Paterno. A sign of respect for the legendary head coach who was fired Wednesday night in the midst of his 46th season, a year in which he became the winningest coach in Division I college football history.

After grabbing the flowers from her bag, a somber Miller walked in a perfect line to

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Paterno’s front door. She bent over and laid the flowers on the doorstep before walking back to her bike in the same path she had traveled seconds before.

The act grabbed the media’s attention while they waited for a glimpse of Paterno, which they still had not gotten as of 12:15 p.m. Thursday. At about 10 a.m., a florist dropped off more flowers for the coach, who was relieved of his duties for his lack of action in reporting a sexual abuse scandal involving former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky.

“The Paternos have done more for Penn State than anyone I know, and this is really tough right now just with everything that’s been going on,” Miller said. “I just wanted to show them that we support them, we care about them. The Paternos, you know, they are Penn State for us still. … I just wanted to say thank you.”

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day night after learning of the firing like many Penn State students.

Instead, she was running the news off.

“I guess last night it was just pretty late when all this happened,” Miller said. “And one, I didn’t want to bother them. Two, I just kind of needed to get things out on my own. I went to the track and was just running laps.”

Miller said the rioting Wednesday night wasn’t something that could be prevented. But Penn State’s game against Nebraska at noon on Saturday is what will be tough for those in State College to handle.

“I think it’s going to be hard for all of us, but I also think it’s especially important right now that we go and show support for our team because they’re the ones that need it the most,” Miller said. “They’re the ones that are going to be taking this the hardest.” jdharr04@syr.edu

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tale of the tape

Quarterbacks

When Ryan Nassib is on, he’s one of the best quarterbacks in the Big East. But his mistakes have played a major role in some of SU’s losses this year. South Florida’s dual-threat star B.J. Daniels is second in the conference in passing and eighth in rushing.

Advantage: Push

Running Backs

After four straight 100-yard games, Antwon Bailey failed to break the century mark in both of Syracuse’s losses to Louisville and Connecticut. USF has three players — two backs and Daniels — in the Big East’s top 10 rushers, but Bulls leading rusher Darrell Scott is ques-

tionable for Friday’s game after suffering a left wrist injury and a concussion last week.

Advantage: Syracuse

Wide Receivers

South Florida’s leading receiver Sterling Griffin has been out since Oct. 25 and still has 19 more catches and 258 yards more than the team’s second-best receiver. The Orange has relied on Alec Lemon and Dorian Graham as of late while Van Chew’s disappearing act continues.

Advantage: Syracuse

Tight Ends

Nick Provo has proved he’s the best passcatching tight end in the conference with 39

catches for 410 yards and six touchdowns.

Evan Landi ranks third on the Bulls with 17 catches, and SU’s second tight end, David Stevens, has hauled in 16 receptions this year.

Advantage: Syracuse

Offensive Line

USF leads the Big East in rushing and the line has consistently kept B.J. Daniels upright, allowing only 12 sacks in eight games. When Syracuse commits to the run, the offensive line has looked dominant at times, but the unit has also struggled to protect Ryan Nassib.

Advantage: South Florida

Defensive Line

Defensive ends Ryne Giddins and Claude Davis lead a solid Bulls pass rush that ranks second in the country with 3.5 sacks per game. SU’s front four has been inconsistent in getting pressure on opposing quarterbacks, but it has come on in recent weeks. Chandler Jones has four sacks in three games since returning.

Advantage: South Florida

Linebackers

The linebackers have been the strength of the

Syracuse defense all season, but when a team gets gashed for nearly 200 yards on the ground, as SU was last week, a lot of that responsibility falls on this unit. USF’s starting linebackers are the leading tacklers for the Bulls. DeDe Lattimore leads the team in tackles and is also tied for the team lead with 4.5 sacks.

Advantage: Syracuse

Secondary

SU’s coverage unit was let off the hook last week when Connecticut abandoned the pass, but the Orange still ranks 102nd in the country in pass defense. And despite free safety Phillip Thomas ranking second in the nation with six interceptions, South Florida still has one more pick than Syracuse with 10 on the year.

Advantage: South Florida

Special Teams

The Bulls rank last in the conference in kick return average at under 20 yards per return.

SU’s duo of Jeremiah Kobena and Dorian Graham has been explosive throughout the season.

USF does have the best punt return coverage in the nation, though, allowing minus 2 punt return yards through eight games. If the game comes down to kickers, Ross Krautman is 10-of-14 while USF’s Maikon Bonani is 12-of-19.

Advantage: Push

Coaching

Skip Holtz took over USF last season after five years as the head coach at East Carolina.

He is in danger of missing a bowl game for the first time since 2005, his first year at ECU. Doug Marrone’s SU squad seems to play well in bigger games, and this is the Orange’s only chance to clinch a bowl berth at home.

Advantage: Syracuse

—Compiled by Zach Brown, staff writer, zjbrown@syr.edu

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QUICK HITS POINTS PER GAME POINTS ALLOWED PER GAME RUSHING YARDS GAINED PER GAME

PASSING YARDS GAINED PER GAME TOTAL OFFENSIVE YARDS PER GAME RUSHING YARDS ALLOWED PER GAME

PASSING YARDS ALLOWED PER GAME TOTAL YARDS ALLOWED PER GAME

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26.7 26.9 116.3 223.1 339.4 115.4 267.4 382.9

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The number of missed field goals for South Florida kicker Maikon Bonani this season. He is just 12-of-19 and missed a 27-yarder that could have won the game against Rutgers last weekend.

The amount of punt return yards allowed by South Florida this year, tops in the nation. The Bulls have only allowed fi ve punts to be returned in 39 attempts, and the longest punt return USF has allowed was for one yard.

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THEY SAID IT “We put that loss behind us, and we’re getting ready for South Florida.

I feel like everybody is on the positive track right now. Everybody’s trying to get better.”

Dyshawn Davis

SU LINEBACKER

“Going back through that last game, one of the keys for us, without wanting to take any credit away from the team we played, was field position.”

Doug Marrone

SU HEAD COACH

DID YOU KNOW? Syracuse beat South Florida for the first time in school history last year. The Orange went on a 98-yard touchdown drive in the fourth quarter to win 13-9.

Syracuse’s margin of victory this season is 9.2 points per game. It’s the fifth narrowest margin among Football Bowl Subdivision teams with at least five wins.

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Against UConn, Provo broke the SU tight end record for receptions in a season. Last time he played in the Carrier Dome, he caught three touchdown passes against West Virginia. But Lattimore is a force on the field for USF. He leads the Bulls in tackles with 61 and is tied for first with 4.5 sacks.

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Spruill has been a standout on the SU defense this year, ranking third on the team with 51 tackles and picking up 2.5 sacks. But a week after struggling against UConn Wildcat quarterback Scott McCummings, the SU defense faces dual-threat quarterback B.J. Daniels. The USF quarterback is second on the team in rushing yards and averages 251 passing yards per game.

Scott, the No. 1 running back in his class coming out of high school, leads USF in rushing yards with 611. Goggins has been solid against the rush and is fifth on the team in tackles.

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Nassib will need to play more consistently than he did against Connecticut last week, when he struggled in the first half, played well for most of the second and threw a late interception.

Giddins leads South Florida in tackles for loss with 10 and is tied for first in sacks with 4.5.

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SYRACUSE DEFENSE 99 DE CHANDLER JONES 13 NT DEON GOGGINS 96 DT JAY BROMLEY 54 DE MIKHAIL MARINOVICH 33 SLB DAN VAUGHAN 11 MLB MARQUIS SPRUILL 35 WLB DYSHAWN DAVIS 9 H CB RI’SHARD ANDERSON 21 SS SHAMARKO THOMAS 1 FS PHILLIP THOMAS 8 CB KEON LYN

SYRACUSE OFFENSE 12 QB RYAN NASSIB 29 RB ANTWON BAILEY 49 FB ADAM HARRIS 82 WR VAN CHEW 15 WR ALEC LEMON 80 TE NICK PROVO 67 LT JUSTIN PUGH 75 LG ZACK CHIBANE 59 C MACKY MACPHERSON 66 RG ANDREW TILLER 74 RT MICHAEL HAY

SOUTH FLORIDA DEFENSE 97 DE RYNE GIDDINS 46 DT CORY GRISSOM 91 DT KEITH MCCASKILL 41 DE PATRICK HAMPTON 36 SLB SAM BARRINGTON 55 MLB MICHAEL LANARIS 34 WLB DEDE LATTIMORE 6 CB KAYVON WEBSTER 8 SS JON LEJISTE 1 FS JERRELL YOUNG 2 CB QUENTON WASHINGTON

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POS.

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CLASS

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Jerrell Young Quenton Washington Darrell Scott Tyson Butler Lindsey Lamar Kayvon Webster B.J.Daniels Jon Lejiste Evan Landi Terrence Mitchell Matt Floyd A.J. Love Isaac Virgin Bobby Eveld Curtis Weatherspoon Baylin Trujillo Victor Marc Reshard Cliett Sterling Griffin Justin Brockhaus-Kann Kenneth Durden Jordan Duval Ryan Eppes Marcus Shaw Demetris Murray George Baker Brandon Salinas Bradley Battles Ernie Tabuteau Joel Miller Allen Singleton Mark Joyce Marvin Kloss Patrice Pierre Maikon Bonani C.J. Garye JaQuez Jenkins Spencer Boyd Willie Davis Saki Mihalakos J.J. Peterson DeDe Lattimore Mike Jeune Sam Barrington Spencer Cavalieri Trevon Griffin Ricardo Dixon Tyler Robb Chris Breit Kalin Hall Patrick Hampton Jake Carlton Corian Hamilton Robert Arnemann Tyler Guy Antoine Pozniak Tye Turner

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HT

6-1 5-10 6-1 6-0 5-9 5-11 6-0 6-0 6-3 5-10 6-1 6-2 6-4 6-5 6-0 6-1 5-11 6-2 6-0 6-2 6-0 6-2 6-1 5-9 6-0 5-11 6-0 5-9 5-10 5-10 6-0 5-10 6-0 6-2 5-10 6-3 6-2 5-10 5-9 5-10 5-11 6-1 6-0 6-1 6-2 6-0 5-11 5-9 5-11 6-2 6-2 6-3 6-0 6-2 6-5 6-2 6-3

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Cory Grissom Chris Veron Ruben Garcia Justin Wilcox Mattias Ciabatti Hans Louis Armando Sanchez Zack Bullock Rony Delisca Elkino Watson Julius Forte Michael Lanaris Jeremiah Warren Clavion Nelson Sharly Azard Edsel Caprice Cody Durakovic Danous Estenor Brynjar Gudmundsson David Burdetsky Mak Djulbegovic David Simon Thor Jozwiak Tony Kibler Kevin McCaskill Max Lang Michael Walsh Jake Smith Quinterrius Eatmon John McGhin Steven Jacques Damien Edwards Mark Popek Darren Powe Mike York Darrell Williams Jake Kaufman Austin Reiter Chaz Hine Stephen Bravo-Brown Andre Davis Chris Dunkley Deonte Welch William Whiteside Ruben Gonzalez Mike McFarland Derrick Hopkins Andreas Shields Jeff Hawkins Claude Davis Keith McCaskill Luke Sager Demi Thompson Marquis White Todd Chandler Anthony Hill Ryne Giddins Cody Sanfrantello

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HT

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Scouting South Florida with Syracuse cornerback Kevyn Scott STAFF WRITER

Kevyn Scott is one of the leaders in the Syracuse secondary.

The SU cornerback was named the defensive captain before the season, and he keyed the Orange’s season-opening win against Wake Forest by intercepting a pass in the fourth quarter.

Scott also made an interception in the end zone in overtime against Toledo, allowing the Orange offense to kick a game-winning field goal on its overtime possession.

The senior cornerback talked to The Daily Orange on Monday about slowing down South Florida star quarterback B.J. Daniels and the rest of the Bulls offense.

The Daily Orange: South Florida, like you guys, has had a tough start to the Big East season, but they have a lot of talent on that team. Have you guys seen that on film?

Scott: Oh, yeah. We started watching film today.

They do have a lot of offensive weapons on the field. They’re kind of in the same boat that we’re in, trying to get going in the Big East. It’s going to be a tough matchup for us.

B.J. Daniels obviously is their star at quarterback. What does he do that makes him such a tough matchup for defenses?

He rolls around in the pocket and he buys time. He’s an offensive threat because at any time he could take off and run with the ball or he could throw it. He has a great arm on him, and he has a good pair of legs as far as taking off

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and running the ball.

You guys have played a couple of running quarterbacks already. How much is that going to help going into this game against Daniels?

It’s going to help us a lot. And the fact that we’ve been playing against him year in, year out, so we know his style, we know what he likes to do.

We know that he likes to take off, so we’re going to put some of the game plan in especially for him.

Connecticut had a big day running the ball against you guys last week. Have you added an extra emphasis on stopping the run this week?

That’s what our defense is all about: trying to stop the run. Just, unfortunately, last week, we didn’t stop it as well as we wanted to. But this week, we’re just going to try to execute our defense because we’re a run-stopping defense.

nate shron | staff photographer KEVYN SCOTT (26)

What kind of stuff have you seen from their receivers and do any of them really stand out to you guys in the secondary?

they’re still good receivers. I don’t see them drop any balls, and they run their routes to precision.

Their leading guy (Sterling Griffin) got hurt. He was good, but Evan Landi and also A.J. Love, he’s an older guy, he’s been around, but most of them are going to run solid routes, and they’re going to make plays when needed.

This bowl eligibility thing has been creeping there for a couple of weeks now. What would it be like for you guys to get that sixth win in the Dome and be able to celebrate here as opposed to last year when you were at Rutgers?

But they’re not quite on the same level, though, as some of the other top-notch receivers you’ve seen this year?

Compared to what we’ve played this year, we’ve played some of the best. I don’t see them on that level, but still, I give them a lot of credit because

It’ll be great. That’s what we’re trying to do is just get this sixth win because right now, that’s what we’re trying to do — trying to make a bowl. zjbrown@syr.edu

everyone’s invited to Orange Central’s biggest party!

Join host Emme ’85—supermodel and nationally recognized women’s advocate for positive body image and self-esteem— at the Orange Central Bash and enjoy great food, a rockin’ DJ, and a fun and festive ’80s atmosphere.

While you’re there, help us applaud this year’s Orange Circle Award recipients: >> Beyond Compliance Coordinating Committee, an organization of SU students committed to creating a more supportive, inclusive campus. >> The SU/ESF chapter of Habitat for Humanity, one of the country’s top three campus chapters and the group behind five homes built in Syracuse.

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>> Peter G. King ’77, managing partner of King + King Architects and an innovator in green building design and construction. >> Marc Klein ’03, the fraternity brother who established the James Lyons ’03 Sons and Daughters Memorial Scholarship Fund.

Everything’s happening at the Schine Student Center’s Goldstein Auditorium on Friday, November 11, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. There’s no cost to attend, but you must be at least 21 and have a state-issued I.D. to drink. So join us!

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Q&A with Syracuse punter Jonathan Fisher

By Mark Cooper Asst. Sports Editor

Jonathan Fisher began the season as Syracuse’s backup punter after one of the most intense position competitions in preseason camp. Junior Shane Raupers won the job and started SU’s first three games.

But by that third game, at Southern California, Fisher got his first opportunity.

The freshman got off two solid punts against USC, and, starting with the Orange’s game against Tulane, has been the starting punter for four consecutive games. He struggled mightily in SU’s game last weekend against Connecticut, though, when three of his punts went for less than 30 yards.

That rough performance has reopened the competition between Fisher and Raupers. Fisher talked to The Daily Orange on Monday about what this year has been like and how he’s dealt with the competition.

The Daily Orange: What’s it been like for you coming in as a freshman and punting right away?

Fisher: It’s a really good experience coming straight from high school, and playing my freshman year was a big jump for me. I knew it was going to be a challenge to be able to get the job over Shane because I knew I was going to have competition when I came in. But I just did what I have been doing the past six years and used all my technique that I’ve been taught.

What has that competition done for you and how do you and Shane get along?

Outside of football, we talk a little bit. When we come into the building, when we go over film, we

might see things that each other don’t see for ourselves. But once we get on the field, it’s straight competition. We don’t talk when we start kicking.

If he hits a nice ball, I’ll let him know, and if he messes up a little bit, I’ll tell him a little pointer.

How intense does that competition between you two get?

This week it’s going to be intense again. I didn’t have such a good week last week, so after the game, I knew there was going to be some more competition. So now I just got to go back to what I used to do and fix the little things.

In the Connecticut game you struggled a bit. Did it have anything to do with punting outdoors as opposed to the Carrier Dome?

I haven’t played out in the cold like that since my last high school game. So to go out there and feel the atmosphere that I had in high school, like going to the Dome and back to outside, it was really rough for me. But I did what I could do and tried to help the team.

What’s the most difficult thing for you as a punter?

Just getting my mind right when I go out there.

It’s a lot of mental things for me, but it’s stuff I can work on and get better.

So when you have a rough punt and you have to go over and sit on the sidelines after, what does that do, like in the Connecticut game?

That kind of made me go crazy after the first one.

I knew what I did wrong, so I went over to the net and tried to work on some little things, but I just got to put those bad kicks behind me. That’s a past game. Now I got to move on to the next week. mcooperj@syr.edu

dave trotman-wilkins | staff photographer jonathan Fisher has started the last three games at punter for Syracuse. He struggled against Connecticut last Saturday, with three of his punts going less than 30 yards.

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Two-headed ground game powers Connecticut’s offense

Lyle McCombs cemented his presence as the Big East’s top active rusher Saturday, tallying 152 yards and a touchdown against Syracuse. With Pittsburgh’s Ray Graham out for the season with a medial collateral ligament tear in his right knee, McCombs ascended to the top of the pack.

Quarterback Scott McCummings was arguably just as effective rushing out of the Wildcat formation. He exposed the Orange defense, racking up 59 yards and two touchdowns on 13 carries. McCummings and McCombs combined to eclipse 200 yards on the ground in the Huskies’ 28-21 win over the Orange.

McCummings emerged a week after carrying the ball just three times against Pittsburgh. Huskies head coach Paul Pasqualoni said his role in the offense depends on the situation each week.

“I would say that we kind of have the same number of plays up for Scotty every week,” Pasqualoni said in the Big East coaches’ teleconference Monday. “We really haven’t changed a whole lot there. Sometimes it’s just the flow of the game and how that’s going for him and how the defense is responding to what we’re doing with that Wildcat concept. You really don’t know until you get into the game and start playing, to be honest with you.”

While McCummings stepped up and made some impressive plays on offense, McCombs pounded the Orange as the featured tailback. He showcased his big-play ability, breaking out for a 63-yard gain on the opening play of UConn’s third drive.

“When you hit an explosive play like that, a big run like that — 63 yards — that accounts for a lot of ground,” Pasqualoni

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said. “ … He’s got the ability to make you miss, and Scotty McCummings came in and he contributed to the overall production in the run game big time as well. “

Cincinnati splitting home games between stadiums

Cincinnati has been playing its home games at Nippert Stadium, the fifth-oldest stadium in college football, since 1902.

Last season, the Bearcats played one of their home games against Oklahoma at Paul Brown Stadium, the home of the NFL’s Cincinnati Bengals. Cincinnati played Louisville at the professional venue Oct. 15, and it takes on West Virginia there on Saturday.

Head coach Butch Jones foresees the Bearcats utilizing the Bengals’ stadium more and more in the future.

“I think we’re getting to that point where Paul Brown Stadium will become a home venue for us,” Jones said during the Big East Coaches’ teleconference Monday. “And I think, when you practice in that stadium, when your players have played a lot of home games in that stadium, the thing we have to do is continue to put people in seats in order to continue to play down at Paul Brown Stadium and continue to make that a home-field advantage. “ Though his team loses the tradition and history that Nippert Stadium holds, Jones recognizes the benefits of playing primetime games at Paul Brown Stadium.

“When we looked at it, we’re going to do what’s best for our entire athletic department,” Jones said. “And we thought going down to Paul Brown (Stadium) to be able to get more people to watch us play and the NFL amenities that it brings to itself as we continue to grow and elevate the program was critical.”

—Compiled by Stephen Bailey, asst. copy editor, sebail01@syr.edu

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McCummings because he is also South Florida’s starting quarterback and can beat the Orange in the passing game. In addition to his rushing numbers, Daniels also ranks second in the conference with 2,027 passing yards and 12 touchdowns to five interceptions.

With the short week for both teams, Conley doesn’t think USF will change much of its scheme to try and beat SU the same way UConn did. But with Daniels’ athleticism, he said, the Bulls pretty much have that Wildcat option every time they snap the ball.

“I think you consider him a Wildcat guy,” Conley said. “ … I would think they’re going to continue to do what they do. It’s not to say they won’t put a wrinkle in, but I don’t think they’re going to change drastically. When you play a

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comfortable in the pocket. The dual-threat quarterback was neutralized by a variety of SU blitzes that came from every direction.

The Orange defense hit and knocked the quarterback down with regularity.

“You don’t want him to feel comfortable,” senior linebacker Doug Hogue said in the article. “Once he starts feeling comfortable in the pocket, starts running around and getting his own ‘swag’ and own groove and what not, that’s when we knew we were going to be in trouble.

“So we were going to have to frustrate him.

Keep him on his heels and make him make quick decisions.”

The defense did just that, forcing him to com-

kid like B.J. Daniels, those guys run the ball all the time.”

And though the Orange has put the UConn loss and that disappointment out of its mind, if it can’t contain Daniels that feeling could come right back and continue the team’s struggles with the season’s end rapidly approaching.

“You want to end the season on a good note,” offensive lineman Justin Pugh said. “Last year, we kind of struggled down the stretch, so I want to make sure that we finish on a good note and make sure we win this game at home.”

And if Syracuse can get that win, it could serve as a springboard for the rest of this year.

“We’re trying to keep the streak going at home,” Davis said. “We’re undefeated after a bye the last couple years, so we want to win this game and go into this bye week, get an advantage before Cincinnati and come out big against them, too.”

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mit two costly turnovers.

Nassib didn’t perform much better. He completed only 12-of-22 passes and was held to just 129 yards passing. The starting quarterback overthrew open receivers, took bad sacks and, at times, the offense simply couldn’t move the ball.

But the defense carried the load.

Even though Syracuse’s defense had been picked apart earlier in the season by Washington and underperformed against Maine and Colgate, the Orange masterfully executed its game plan in the crucial Big East victory.

“That’s a thing of the past,” Hogue said.

“Now we just don’t care. We had a plan, and we executed it.

“It was just about hitting this guy the whole game.”

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Concert Calendar 2011 NOVEMBER 6th, Sunday, 4:30pm Syracuse Youth Orchestras West Genesee High School 8th, Tuesday, 8pm Guitar Ensemble 9th, Wednesday, 8pm Kronos Quartet 12th, Saturday, 8pm Oratorio Society 13th, Sunday, 2pm Saxophone Ensemble 15th, Tuesday, 8pm Samba Laranja (Brazilian Ensemble) 16th, Wednesday, 8pm University Singers 17th, Thursday, 8pm Concert Choir 29th, Tuesday, 8pm Clarinet Choir 30th, Wednesday, 8pm Trumpet and Contemporary Music Ensembles

DECEMBER 1st, Thursday, 8pm Women’s Choir 3rd, Saturday, 5pm SU Symphony Orchestra

All events are FREE,

4th, Sunday, 5pm Morton B. Schiff Jazz Ensemble

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4th, Sunday, 7:30pm Holidays at Hendricks

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4th, Sunday, 8pm Saxophone Quartets

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6th, Tuesday, 8pm Windjammer Vocal Jazz Ensemble 7th, Wednesday, 8pm Symphony Band 8th, Thursday, 8pm Wind Ensemble 9th, Friday, 8pm Percussion Ensemble 11th, Sunday, 3pm Handel’s “Messiah”

Hendricks Chapel. Tickets are $20 gen’l ; $10 students. Call Syracuse Opera at 476-7372 or go to syracuseopera.com

formation on parking and student recitals is available at vpa.syr.edu/

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