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Rickie Collins or Luke Carney at quarterback? How will head coach Fran Brown and defensive coordinator Elijah Robinson fix the 124th-rated defense in college football. Is there still a path for Syracuse football to make a bowl game? On the latest episode of Syracuse Sports, Brent Axe, Chris Carlson and Javon Edmonds tackle those questions and more as they examine SU football's 2025 season at its bye week and midway point. Music provided by Nate Gross Band. YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/@UCtQrXHf_kHdnN1wWdDBv_-Q Would like your original music or know of a great band we should feature on Syracuse Sports? Drop Brent an email at [email protected] The conversation on Syracuse Sports and the Syracuse football postgame show is always shaped by terrific insight from Syracuse Sports Insiders. Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today! Sign up here to get your voice heard on the SU football postgame show and have direct text message access to Brent Axe anytime. https://joinsubtext.com/syracusesports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brent Axe breaks down Syracuse football's 31-18 loss at SMU on Saturday afternoon on SU football postgame presented by Crouse Health. Chris Carlson joins Brent live from Gerald J. Ford Stadium in Dallas to discuss the big question: Can Syracuse football ride out Rickie Collins' growing pains this season? Collins struggled again in his second start, finishing 22-of-45 for 279 yards with a touchdown and three interceptions. With the bye week coming up, will Luke Carney get an opportunity to work his way into first-team reps or will Fran Brown stick it out with Collins? Brent and Chris also discuss Brown's 4th-down decision making against SMU and Chris gives a report about what was said in the locker room after the game, including what Brown didn't like from both of his coordinators against SMU. The conversation on Syracuse Sports and the Syracuse football postgame show is always shaped by terrific insight from Syracuse Sports Insiders. Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today! Sign up here to get your voice heard on the SU football postgame show and have direct text message access to Brent Axe anytime. https://joinsubtext.com/syracusesports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rickie Collins is entering week 2 as the starting quarterback of the Syracuse football team while the rest of the Orange are entering week 6 of its 2025 season. Time is not on Collins' side but as Brent Axe discusses on the latest episode of Syracuse Sports, he needs to make big strides in a hurry to keep SU's season on track. Axe then checks in with Billy Embody of On3's 'On the Pony Express' to get a preview of the SMU Mustangs squad that the Orange will face on Saturday afternoon. Music provided by Reed Kirkwood. Spotify- https://open.spotify.com/artist/1TSw8Xf0Eic9vwkurEwZDw?si=YCbPI_-lR5SrzmOq4Ivj-w Would like your original music or know of a great band we should feature on Syracuse Sports? Drop Brent an email at [email protected] The conversation on Syracuse Sports and the Syracuse football postgame show is always shaped by terrific insight from Syracuse Sports Insiders. Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today! Sign up here to get your voice heard on the SU football postgame show and have direct text message access to Brent Axe anytime. https://joinsubtext.com/syracusesports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lawrence "Poetry In" Moten was one-of-a-kind. His smooth, almost effortless style of play produced one of the greatest careers in Syracuse basketball history. Moten still stands as the program's leading scorer with 2,334 points. Sadly, Moten has passed away at the age of 53. On this episode of Syracuse Sports, Syracuse.com's Brent Axe and Mike Waters reflect on Moten's life and legacy around Syracuse basketball and share personal tidbits and stories in covering Moten as a basketball player and getting to know him as person in life after hoops. Would like your original music or know of a great band we should feature on Syracuse Sports? Drop Brent an email at [email protected] The conversation on Syracuse Sports and the Syracuse football postgame show is always shaped by terrific insight from Syracuse Sports Insiders. Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today! Sign up here to get your voice heard on the SU football postgame show and have direct text message access to Brent Axe anytime. https://joinsubtext.com/syracusesports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brent Axe and Javon Edmonds recap Syracuse football's 38-3 blowout loss to Duke on Saturday afternoon. Brent and Javon discuss how Syracuse went from its best win of the season at Clemson to its worst loss of the season (and tied for worst ACC loss in Dome). SU QB Rickie Collins struggled in his first start in place of the injured Steve Angeli. Can he improve in time to keep SU's season afloat. SU's poor defense was also and major factor in the loss and some issues on the side of the ball are not improving. Brent and Javon also reacted to opinions and questions from Syracuse Sports Insiders. The conversation on Syracuse Sports and the Syracuse football postgame show is always shaped by terrific insight from Syracuse Sports Insiders. Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today! Sign up here to get your voice heard on the SU football postgame show and have direct text message access to Brent Axe anytime. https://joinsubtext.com/syracusesports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the latest episode of Syracuse Sports presented by Crouse Health, Brent Axe chats with Wes Durham of the ACC Network and Conor O'Neill of Devils Illustrated. Axe opens the show with a commentary on how the ACC handled making Syracuse the example for faking injuries in college football. Durham then joins Axe to discuss the latest headlines from the ACC, how the league executed its first fine for faking injuries to Syracuse and previews the Syracuse-Duke game he'll be on the call for on the ACC Network. O'Neill then joins Axe to discuss the big money Duke QB Darien Mensah has earned from NIL and the transfer portal, the good and bad of this Duke football season so far and a little hoops talk with Duke basketball favored to win the ACC again. Music provided by Mike E YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uasjS8DGmhs Would like your original music or know of a great band we should feature on Syracuse Sports? Drop Brent an email at [email protected] Brent also reacted to opinions and questions from Syracuse Sports Insiders. The conversation on Syracuse Sports and the Syracuse football postgame show is always shaped by terrific insight from Syracuse Sports Insiders. Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today! Sign up here to get your voice heard on the SU football postgame show and have direct text message access to Brent Axe anytime. https://joinsubtext.com/syracusesports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brent Axe discusses the breaking news that Syracuse QB Steve Angeli is out for the season and how SU will move on from here under backup Rickie Collins. Angeli suffered a torn achillies against Clemson, according to ESPN. Axe discusses the skillset Collins brings to the Orange offense and how OC Jeff Nixon could adjust based on that. It was a close competition between Angeli and Collins in training camp and now Collins gets the chance to prove he can be QB 1 with Angeli out for the year. Who steps into the role of QB2 now with Collins taking over as the starter? Will it be freshman Luke Carney or Jakhari Williams stepping up to backup Collins? Brent also reacted to opinions and questions from Syracuse Sports Insiders and went to the secret voicemail line to hear from Insiders on SU's win over Clemson. The conversation on Syracuse Sports and the Syracuse football postgame show is always shaped by terrific insight from Syracuse Sports Insiders. Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today! Sign up here to get your voice heard on the SU football postgame show and have direct text message access to Brent Axe anytime. https://joinsubtext.com/syracusesports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brent Axe recaps Syracuse football's 34-21 win over Clemson at Death Valley on Saturday afternoon. You can call this win a lot of things, but Brent says don't call it an upset as the Orange played a complete game on offense, defense and special teams to earn its first-ever win at Clemson. Syracuse.com's Javon Edmonds joins Axe from Memorial Stadium to update the injury situation with SU QB Steve Angeli, what was said in postgame and give this thoughts and observations on SU's win. Brent also reacted to opinions and questions from Syracuse Sports Insiders and went to the secret voicemail line to hear from Insiders on SU's win over Clemson. The conversation on Syracuse Sports and the Syracuse football postgame show is always shaped by terrific insight from Syracuse Sports Insiders. Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today! Sign up here to get your voice heard on the SU football postgame show and have direct text message access to Brent Axe anytime. https://joinsubtext.com/syracusesports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is Dabo Swinney ...OK? Former Clemson OL Eric Mac Lain of the ACC Network joins Brent Axe on the latest episode of Syracuse Sports to discuss the Clemson coach's passionate press conference ahead of the Syracuse-Clemson game and more. Axe and Mac Clain examine Clemson's 1-2 start, why QB Cade Klubnik's game is off, how Clemson DL Peter Woods and TJ Parker can get going and what he thinks, how Fran Brown is building up Syracuse football in the long view and who the best team in the ACC is right now (and if that will still be the case at the end of the season.) Music provided by James and the Kyusonics YouTube Spotify Would like your original music or know of a great band we should feature on Syracuse Sports? Drop Brent an email at [email protected] Brent also reacted to opinions and questions from Syracuse Sports Insiders. The conversation on Syracuse Sports and the Syracuse football postgame show is always shaped by terrific insight from Syracuse Sports Insiders. Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today! Sign up here to get your voice heard on the SU football postgame show and have direct text message access to Brent Axe anytime. https://joinsubtext.com/syracusesports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brent Axe and Chris Carlson breakdown SU football's 66-24 win over Colgate on Syracuse football postgame presented by Crouse Health. Brent and Chris examine the big plays that mattered from Colgate no matter the opponent, like Darrell Gill's awesome touchdown catch, Demetres Samuel pulling off a fun trifecta and Steve Angeli's great night throwing the ball. Axe and Carlson also discuss what's concerning about SU heading into ACC play, namely that it hasn't made its mark in the trenches with an ACC power like Clemson looming. The conversation on Syracuse Sports and the Syracuse football postgame show is always shaped by terrific insight from Syracuse Sports Insiders. Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today! Sign up here to get your voice heard on the SU football postgame show and have direct text message access to Brent Axe anytime. https://joinsubtext.com/syracusesports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ESPN college football writer David Hale joins Brent Axe on the latest episode of Syracuse Sports. Hale and Axe discuss Fran Brown's approach to coaching Syracuse and how he's good at getting attention for the program beyond the X's and O's. Hale also checks in on if Clemson was a tad overrated to start the season, how the Bill Belichick experiment is going at UNC, the latest conference realignment rumors and what it was like and why he spent 24 hours in a Buc-ees over the summer. Music provided by Keira Shea. Keira Shea on Spotify: Keira Shea on YouTube: Would like your original music or know of a great band we should feature on Syracuse Sports? Drop Brent an email at [email protected] Brent also reacted to opinions and questions from Syracuse Sports Insiders. The conversation on Syracuse Sports and the Syracuse football postgame show is always shaped by terrific insight from Syracuse Sports Insiders. Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today! Sign up here to get your voice heard on the SU football postgame show and have direct text message access to Brent Axe anytime. https://joinsubtext.com/syracusesports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Whether you think Syracuse head coach Fran Brown making his team run sprints after a win over UConn is "performative" or not, you have admit this. The man knows how to make Syracuse football go viral in an era where that matters. Brent Axe's opening commentary addresses that and who the audience is for it on the latest episode of Syracuse Sports. Axe also chats with Colgate head coach Curt Fitzpatrick ahead of the Syracuse-Colgate matchup at the JMA Wireless Dome on Friday night. Fitzpatrick, a Fulton, N.Y. native, discusses his CNY roots and coaching journey around New York state college football at places like Morrisville, Utica and Cortland (where he won a Division III national title). "Coach Fitz" also describes what he's trying to build Colgate football into, how Fran Brown almost hired him to the Syracuse staff and previews the matchup with the Orange Music provided by Keira Shea. Keira Shea on Spotify Keira Shea on YouTube Would like your original music or know of a great band we should feature on Syracuse Sports? Drop Brent an email at [email protected] Brent also reacted to opinions and questions from Syracuse Sports Insiders. The conversation on Syracuse Sports and the Syracuse football postgame show is always shaped by terrific insight from Syracuse Sports Insiders. Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today! Sign up here to get your voice heard on the SU football postgame show and have direct text message access to Brent Axe anytime. https://joinsubtext.com/syracusesports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brent Axe and Javon Edmonds recap Syracuse football's overtime win over UConn at the JMA Dome. Axe and Edmonds discuss how SU QB Steve Angeli finally found a rhythm and led Syracuse to the comeback win over UConn, how Fran Brown made the team run sprints on the field after the game, give shoutouts for the standout performances, update SU's injury situation and have some early thoughts on what SU has to improve on most against Colgate in a short week. Brent and Javon also react to opinions and questions from Syracuse Sports Insiders. The conversation on Syracuse Sports and the Syracuse football postgame show is always shaped by terrific insight from Syracuse Sports Insiders. Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today! Sign up here to get your voice heard on the SU football postgame show and have direct text message access to Brent Axe anytime. https://joinsubtext.com/syracusesports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the latest episode of Syracuse Sports, Brent Axe chats with former Syracuse running back Damien Rhodes and Mike Mutnansky of the 'Locked on UConn" podcast. Rhodes and Axe discuss the good and bad of Syracuse football's opening loss to Tennessee, what a former Orange running back thinks of SU's current running back room and how football alums are slowly but surely re-engaging with the program despite some "scar tissue" built up from previous coaching staffs. Then Axe and Mutnansky discuss the Syracuse-UConn football matchup at the JMA Dome and some recent interesting developments around UConn basketball. Music provided by Silverset Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/silversetband/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Silverset_band/featured Would like your original music or know of a great band we should feature on Syracuse Sports? Drop Brent an email at [email protected] Brent also reacted to opinions and questions from Syracuse Sports Insiders. The conversation on Syracuse Sports and the Syracuse football postgame show is always shaped by terrific insight from Syracuse Sports Insiders. Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today! Sign up here to get your voice heard on the SU football postgame show and have direct text message access to Brent Axe anytime. https://joinsubtext.com/syracusesports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can the UConn Huskies come the JMA Wireless Dome and spring the upset on the Orange and snap a five-games winning by SU over its Northeast rival? Longtime Connecticut broadcaster and former ESPN Radio personality Joe D'Ambrosio joins Brent Axe on the latest episode of Syracuse Sports to breakdown the strengths and weaknesses of the Huskies and what Syracuse needs to be concerned about in this matchup. Brent and Joe also discuss some big picture issues like what it will take for Syracuse and UConn to renew a basketball series and if we're heading towards a college sports landscape that will see UConn join Syracuse in the ACC. Music provided by Overtired. Info on OverTired: https://linktr.ee/weareovertired Would like your original music or know of a great band we should feature on Syracuse Sports? Drop Brent an email at [email protected] Brent also reacted to opinions and questions from Syracuse Sports Insiders. The conversation on Syracuse Sports and the Syracuse football postgame show is always shaped by terrific insight from Syracuse Sports Insiders. Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today! Sign up here to get your voice heard on the SU football postgame show and have direct text message access to Brent Axe anytime. https://joinsubtext.com/syracusesports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brent Axe reviews Syracuse football's 45-26 season-opening loss to Tennessee on a live version of "Syracuse Sports." Chris Carlson joins Axe live from Atlanta to discuss SU's tackling issues, an issue from last season that reared its ugly head again in the season-opener, how Tennessee picked on 17-year-old cornerback Demetres Samuel Jr., how Steve Angeli looked in his debut as QB 1 and to highlight what Fran Brown said about SU's loss in his postgame press conference. Brent also reacted to opinions and questions from Syracuse Sports Insiders. The conversation on Syracuse Sports and the Syracuse football postgame show is always shaped by terrific insight from Syracuse Sports Insiders. Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today! Sign up here to get your voice heard on the SU football postgame show and have direct text message access to Brent Axe anytime. https://joinsubtext.com/syracusesports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the latest episode of Syracuse Sports, Syracuse.com's Brent Axe chats with Louis Riddick of ESPN and Brent Hubbs of Volquest to preview Syracuse vs. Tennessee and more. Riddick tells Axe how he's a big fan of Fran Brown's DART (Detailed, Accountable, Relentless, Tough) philosophy, what he sees as the key points of the Syracuse-Tennessee clash in Atlanta, shares best memories of facing Syracuse as a player at the University of Pittsburgh and forecasts former SU quarterback Kyle McCord's path in the NFL after sticking with the Philadelphia Eagles on the practice squad. Axe then chats with Hubbs about the strengths and weaknesses of SU's first opponent, Tennessee, why Joey Aguilar was the best QB for the Vols this year and shares some memories with Brent on the 1998 opener between Syracuse and Tennessee at the Carrier Dome. Music provided by Silverset Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/silversetband/ YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/@Silverset_band/featured Do you want your original music featured on Syracuse Sports? Email Brent at [email protected] to find out how The conversation on Syracuse Sports is always shaped by terrific insight from Syracuse Sports Insiders. Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today! Get direct text message access to Brent Axe, breaking news exclusive content and behind-the-scenes access. Only Syracuse Sports Insiders get their opinions heard and questions answered on the Syracuse Sports Podcast and Axe's popular Syracuse Football and Basketball postgame shows. You can also sign up here. https://joinsubtext.com/syracusesports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the latest episode of Syracuse Sports, Brent Axe invites on Syracuse Sports Insiders to have some fun and project how the 2025 Syracuse Football season will play out via some key over/unders (for entertainment purposes only of course!) Listen as Insiders Marc B, TexanMark, Nick, Frank F and Kris K project whether SU QB Steve Angeli will have over or under 25.5 total touchdowns, SU will be over or under 7.5 wins, Johntay Cook's receiving yards over or under 900 yards, how many non-offensive touchdowns Syracuse will score and many more! Music provided by Mike O'Hara. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mikeoharamusic Would you like your original music featured on Syracuse Sports? You can email Brent at [email protected] to find out how. Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today! Text "orange" to 315-847-3895 to get direct access to Brent to get your opinions heard and questions answered on the Syracuse Sports podcast. As a Syracuse Sports Insider, you will get Brent's opinion and reaction to breaking news first via text message. Your opinions get priority on postgame shows and podcasts, he'll take you behind-the-scenes of SU sports and more! You can also text Brent anytime, including during and after SU football games. Try it free for 2 weeks, then it's just $3.99 a month. You can cancel at anytime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A 7-5 season in 2025. Deal or or no deal, Syracuse football fans? It's a discussion Brent Axe begins the latest episode of Syracuse Sports with. Would you take 7-5 right now as SU's record considering its difficult schedule and the realistic expectations of Fran Brown's second season? Brent then chats with Eric Cain of VolQuest and the Locked on Vols Podcast to get a preview of Tennessee. How did Joey Aguilar win the starting QB job? What are the strengths and weaknesses of the Vols coming into the 2025 season and what is the identity of Tennessee football under Josh Heupel? Music provided by Terri Sofisticated Facebook - Terri Sofisticated https://www.facebook.com/share/1DDCiFEVfw/?mibextid=wwXIfr Instagram - @terrisofisticated https://www.instagram.com/terrisofisticated?igsh=MWd2ejN2MTRtZ2tyNw%3D%3D&utm_source=qr Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artist/0npBQ5XfvtpM9SKXpsPdaD?si=U6_zF7H7TcGClY530St5yw Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/terri-sofisticated/1824010988 The conversation on Syracuse Sports is always shaped by terrific insight from Syracuse Sports Insiders. Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today! Just text "orange" to 315-847-3895 to get direct text message access to Brent to get your opinions heard and questions answered on the Syracuse Sports podcast. You can also sign up here. https://joinsubtext.com/syracusesports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brent Axe and Javon Edmonds discuss the latest Syracuse football storylines on a live edition of Syracuse Sports. The Orange have wrapped training camp and put their focus on the season-opener against Tennessee in Atlanta. Brent and Javon discuss who were the players that popped at training camp and the roles they could play this season. Brent and Javon also discuss an Orange offense line that is still a work-in-progress, react to Steve Angeli's first press conference as QB1 and Javon's exclusive conversation with Rickie Collins reacting to being named SU's 2nd QB. Brent and Javon also react to some excellent questions and comments from Syracuse Sports Insiders. The conversation on Syracuse Sports is always shaped by terrific insight from Syracuse Sports Insiders. Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today! Just text "orange" to 315-847-3895 to get direct text message access to Brent to get your opinions heard and questions answered on the Syracuse Sports podcast. You can also sign up here. https://joinsubtext.com/syracusesports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brent Axe, Javon Edmonds and Chris Carlson discuss Steve Angeli emerging as the successor in Syracuse football's quarterback competition on the latest live edition of Syracuse Sports. Why was Angeli Fran Brown's pick to lead the offense? What are the traits that separate him from Rickie Collins and can he hold on to the job permanently given how close the competition was? The conversation on Syracuse Sports is always shaped by terrific insight from Syracuse Sports Insiders. Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today to get direct text message access to Brent and get your opinions heard and questions answered on the Syracuse Sports podcast. You can sign up here. https://joinsubtext.com/syracusesports As a Syracuse Sports Insider, you will get Brent's opinion and reaction to breaking news first via text message, your messages get priority on postgame shows and podcasts, he'll take you behind-the-scenes of SU sports and more! You can also text Brent anytime, including during and after SU games. Try it free for 2 weeks, then it's just $3.99 a month after that. You can cancel at anytime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brent Axe and Chris Carlson discuss the latest topics from SU football training camp on a live edition of Syracuse Sports. Brent and Chris get right to some excellent questions from Syracuse Sports Insiders, including their prediction on who will be named Syracuse's starting quarterback in the competition between Rickie Collins and Steve Angeli. SU head coach Fran Brown has said he wants to see two scrimmages before naming the starter. The second scrimmage comes on Saturday, so a decision could be closing in. Axe and Carlson also discuss how SU plans to use freshman CB/WR Demetres Samuel. Is it realistic he can play 50/50 on offense and defense? The conversation on Syracuse Sports is always shaped by terrific insight from Syracuse Sports Insiders. Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today! Just text "orange" to 315-847-3895 to get direct text message access to Brent to get your opinions heard and questions answered on the Syracuse Sports podcast. You can also sign up here. https://joinsubtext.com/syracusesports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brent Axe and Javon Edmonds discuss the latest headlines from Syracuse football training camp on a live edition of Syracuse Sports. Brent and Javon begin with the latest on the Syracuse quarterback battle between Steve Angeli and Rickie Collins Jr. Syracuse head coach Fran Brown updated the competition after SU's first scrimmage, saying that he's looking for both to take a big step this week at practice. Brent and Javon also provide an injury update on the Orange, project an early depth chart for the Orange, examine how new special teams coach Ricky Brumfield is going to clean up a big mess from last season, including settling on a starting placekicker, and answer questions and respond to comments from Syracuse Sports Insiders. Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today! Just text "orange" to 315-847-3895 to get direct text message access to Brent to get your opinions heard and questions answered on the Syracuse Sports podcast. You can also sign up here. https://joinsubtext.com/syracusesports As a Syracuse Sports Insider, you will get Brent's opinion and reaction to breaking news first via text message, your messages get priority on postgame shows and podcasts, he'll take you behind-the-scenes of SU sports and more! You can also text Brent anytime, including during and after SU games. Try it free for 2 weeks, then it's just $3.99 a month after that. You can cancel at anytime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brent Axe and Javon Edmonds discuss the latest storylines from Syracuse football training camp on a live edition of Syracuse Sports. On this episode, Axe and Edmonds update SU fans with the latest intel from camp including a few injury updates and how the depth chart could be coming together. Brent and Javon then discuss what they both feel is an underrated wide receiver room. That group includes a player that has been consistently popping at camp. They also get into how tight end Dan Villari may be the guy with the most to prove on the SU roster in 2025. The conversation on Syracuse Sports is always shaped by terrific insight from Syracuse Sports Insiders. Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today! Just text "orange" to 315-847-3895 to get direct text message access to Brent to get your opinions heard and questions answered on the Syracuse Sports podcast. You can also sign up here. https://joinsubtext.com/syracusesports As a Syracuse Sports Insider, you will get Brent's opinion and reaction to breaking news first via text message, your messages get priority on postgame shows and podcasts, he'll take you behind-the-scenes of SU sports and more! You can also text Brent anytime, including during and after SU games. Try it free for 2 weeks, then it's just $3.99 a month after that. You can cancel at anytime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brent Axe and Javon Edmonds discuss the latest topics from SU football training camp on a live edition of Syracuse Sports Axe and Edmonds examine the quarterback competition between Steve Angeli and Rickie Collins Jr., which SU OC Jeff Nixon deems "truly a battle" right now. Why does Nixon have a longer timeline to determine his QB now as opposed to the spring and when will we know who is the starter? Nixon dropped a clue on a timeline to name SU's new QB 1. Brent and Javon also look at the developing offensive line with 4 new starters to replace, discuss the Coaches Poll and the 5 opponents SU will face on it (all on the road) and what else has stood out to them at training camp so far. The conversation on Syracuse Sports is always shaped by terrific insight from Syracuse Sports Insiders. Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today! Just text "orange" to 315-847-3895 to get direct text message access to Brent to get your opinions heard and questions answered on the Syracuse Sports podcast. You can also sign up here. https://joinsubtext.com/syracusesports As a Syracuse Sports Insider, you will get Brent's opinion and reaction to breaking news first via text message, your messages get priority on postgame shows and podcasts, he'll take you behind-the-scenes of SU sports and more! You can also text Brent anytime, including during and after SU games. Try it free for 2 weeks, then it's just $3.99 a month after that. You can cancel at anytime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Syracuse football's 2025 training camp is underway and Orange fans have a lot of curiosity about what kind of team will shape up before it takes on Tennessee in the 2025 season opener in Atlanta. Brent Axe asked Syracuse Sports Insiders what is on their mind as camp begins and they did not disappoint. Brent goes rapid fire through the suggested 25 thoughts, questions, camp battles and more from the Insiders. Not a Syracuse Sports Insider yet? Insiders get their voice heard exclusively on the podcast and will be getting training camp updates first from the syracuse.com football coverage team of Brent Axe, Chris Carlson, Javon Edmonds. You can sign up here. As a Syracuse Sports Insider, you will get Brent's opinion and reaction to breaking news first via text message, your messages get priority on postgame shows and podcasts, he'll take you behind-the-scenes of SU sports and more! You can also text Brent anytime, including during and after SU games. Try it free for 2 weeks, then it's just $3.99 a month after that. You can cancel at anytime. Brent also chats with author S.L. Price on his new book "The American Game," a in-depth and compelling look at lacrosse, its history and its deep ties to Syracuse, the Onondaga Nation and Haudenosaunee . Music provided by James and the Kyusonics Do you want your original music featured on Syracuse Sports? Email Brent Axe at [email protected] to find out how! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why did the relationship between high-profile booster Adam Weitsman, a billionaire and social media influencer, and Syracuse University fall apart? How much was Weitsman really paying Syracuse and is the relationship salvageable? Those are just some of the questions discussed on the latest episode of Syracuse Sports as Brent Axe chats with syracuse.com's Chris Carlson and Mike Waters on their detailed and in-depth story on Weitsman's break-up with Syracuse. Music provided by Just Joe Website-- https://www.justjoe.com/ Do you want your original music featured on Syracuse Sports? Email Brent Axe at [email protected] to find out how. The conversation on Syracuse Sports is always shaped by terrific insight from Syracuse Sports Insiders. Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today! Just text "orange" to 315-847-3895 to get direct text message access to Brent to get your opinions heard and questions answered on the Syracuse Sports podcast. You can also sign up here. As a Syracuse Sports Insider, you will get Brent's opinion and reaction to breaking news first via text message, your messages get priority on postgame shows and podcasts, he'll take you behind-the-scenes of SU sports and more! You can also text Brent anytime, including during and after SU games. Try it free for 2 weeks, then it's just $3.99 a month after that. You can cancel at anytime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How good is Syracuse football on the new EA Sports College Football '26 game? Did they rate the Orange properly? Brent Axe chats with syracuse.com's Javon Edmonds about the game and SU's presence in it. Javon also runs a simulation to project how EA Sports sees SU football's 2025 season going. Brent also chats with ESPN recruiting director Craig Haubert about how SU head coach Fran Brown is changing the perception of Orange football on the recruiting trail and to evaluate some of the biggest names in SU's Class of 2026 including Calvin Russell and Kamron Wilson. Music provided by Brian Curtiss of Twice on Sunday. Website- https://twiceonsunday.net/ Do you want your original music featured on Syracuse Sports? Email Brent Axe at [email protected] The conversation on Syracuse Sports is always shaped by terrific insight from Syracuse Sports Insiders. Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today! Just text "orange" to 315-847-3895 to get direct text message access to Brent to get your opinions heard and questions answered on the Syracuse Sports podcast. You can also sign up here. https://joinsubtext.com/syracusesports As a Syracuse Sports Insider, you will get Brent's opinion and reaction to breaking news first via text message, your messages get priority on postgame shows and podcasts, he'll take you behind-the-scenes of SU sports and more! You can also text Brent anytime, including during and after SU games. Try it free for 2 weeks, then it's just $3.99 a month after that. You can cancel at anytime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brent Axe chats with new Syracuse women's lacrosse head coach Regy Thorpe on the latest episode of Syracuse Sports. Axe and Thorpe discuss: -Why being the head coach of Syracuse women's lacrosse was Thorpe's "dream job" -How he plans to get SU over the hump to win a title. -The fact that Thorpe takes over an SU program ready to win now. -What kind of players he is looking for at Syracuse in both recruiting and the transfer portal -How coaches like Paul Werhum and Roy Simmons Jr. shaped his coaching style Music provided by Youth Medium. Website Do you want your original music featured on Syracuse Sports? Email Brent at [email protected] to find out how! The conversation on Syracuse Sports is always shaped by terrific insight from Syracuse Sports Insiders. Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today! Just text "orange" to 315-847-3895 to get direct text message access to Brent to get your opinions heard and questions answered on the Syracuse Sports podcast. You can also sign up here. As a Syracuse Sports Insider, you will get Brent's opinion and reaction to breaking news first via text message, your messages get priority on postgame shows and podcasts, he'll take you behind-the-scenes of SU sports and more! You can also text Brent anytime, including during and after SU games. Try it free for 2 weeks, then it's just $3.99 a month after that. You can cancel at anytime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the latest episode of Syracuse Sports, Brent Axe chats with Marcus Benjamin of Rivals on how Syracuse football landed a commitment from 5-star Calvin Russell, one of SU's highest-ranked recruits ever. Benjamin describes what it was like at Russell's swanky commitment party in Miami and what Russell told him about why he picked Fran Brown and Syracuse. Axe and Benjamin also discuss the scouting report on Russell, a 6-5, 195- pound wide receiver, as a top prospect in the Class of 2026, his interest in also playing basketball at Syracuse and how landing Russell could help Syracuse attract more talent from South Florida. Music provided by James and the Kyusonics Website-- https://kyusonics.com/ Do you want your original music featured on Syracuse Sports? Email Brent Axe at [email protected] The conversation on Syracuse Sports is always shaped by terrific insight from Syracuse Sports Insiders. Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today! Just text "orange" to 315-847-3895 to get direct text message access to Brent to get your opinions heard and questions answered on the Syracuse Sports podcast. You can also sign up here. https://joinsubtext.com/syracusesports As a Syracuse Sports Insider, you will get Brent's opinion and reaction to breaking news first via text message, your messages get priority on postgame shows and podcasts, he'll take you behind-the-scenes of SU sports and more! You can also text Brent anytime, including during and after SU games. Try it free for 2 weeks, then it's just $3.99 a month after that. You can cancel at anytime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brent Axe and Javon Edmonds discuss 5-star WR Calvin Russell's commitment to Syracuse football on a live episode of Syracuse Sports. Brent and Javon discuss the impact of Russell's commitment, SU's first 5-star player since 2001, how Fran Brown's passionate pursuit of Russell helps land the recruit and where SU will go from here in the Class of 2026 and beyond now that they have landed a player of Russell's stature. The conversation on Syracuse Sports is always shaped by terrific insight from Syracuse Sports Insiders. Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today! Just text "orange" to 315-847-3895 to get direct text message access to Brent to get your opinions heard and questions answered on the Syracuse Sports podcast. You can also sign up here. https://joinsubtext.com/syracusesports As a Syracuse Sports Insider, you will get Brent's opinion and reaction to breaking news first via text message, your messages get priority on postgame shows and podcasts, he'll take you behind-the-scenes of SU sports and more! You can also text Brent anytime, including during and after SU games. Try it free for 2 weeks, then it's just $3.99 a month after that. You can cancel at anytime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the latest episode of Syracuse Sports, Brent Axe chats with syracuse.com colleague Chris Carlson about his recent interview with SU AD John Wildhack. Brent and Chris listen to audio of Wildhack discussing who will get paid by Syracuse in the new era of revenue sharing in the wake of the NCAA vs. House settlement case, where the money will come from to make those payments, the growth opportunity for Orange basketball and more. Brent opens the pod with a commentary on how NCAA Tournament expansion may be something that will make hoops fans groan but ultimately will be good for Syracuse. Music provided by Adam Yas https://www.adamyas.com/ If you want to feature original music on Syracuse Sports, email Brent at [email protected] The conversation on Syracuse Sports is always shaped by terrific insight from Syracuse Sports Insiders. Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today! Get direct text message access to Brent Axe to get your opinions heard and questions answered on the Syracuse Sports podcast. You can sign up to be a Syracuse Sports Insider here. https://joinsubtext.com/syracusesports As a Syracuse Sports Insider, you will get Brent's opinion and reaction to breaking news first via text message, your messages get priority on postgame shows and podcasts, he'll take you behind-the-scenes of SU sports and more! You can also text Brent anytime, including during and after SU games. Try it free for 2 weeks, then it's just $3.99 a month after that. You can cancel at anytime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the latest episode of Syracuse Sports, Brent Axe discusses what has become the longest NBA Draft drought in Syracuse basketball history. Is there relief in sight for Adrian Autry to restock his roster with NBA-level talent and put more Orange alums into the pros? Then Axe chats with Jim "The Manchild" Lerch, who is ending his radio program on The Score 1260 in Syracuse to make the transition to digital. Brent and Jim walk down memory lane to discuss the highs and lows of hosting the longest running sports-radio show in Syracuse, some of Lerch's favorite memories from the show and why he's making the transition to digital-only content. Music- "Wait for Me" provided by Gypsy Nights Website- https://dividedskyentertainment.com/artists/gypsy-nights/ If you want to feature your original music on Syracuse Sports, email Brent at [email protected] The conversation on Syracuse Sports is always shaped by terrific insight from Syracuse Sports Insiders. Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today! Just text "orange" to 315-847-3895 to get direct text message access to Brent to get your opinions heard and questions answered on the Syracuse Sports podcast. You can also sign up here. https://joinsubtext.com/syracusesports As a Syracuse Sports Insider, you will get Brent's opinion and reaction to breaking news first via text message, your messages get priority on postgame shows and podcasts, he'll take you behind-the-scenes of SU sports and more! You can also text Brent anytime, including during and after SU games. Try it free for 2 weeks, then it's just $3.99 a month after that. You can cancel at anytime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the latest episode of Syracuse Sports, Brent Axe, Javon Edmonds and Chris Carlson of syracuse.com make the case for and against Syracuse football extending the contract of head football coach Fran Brown. Brown won 10 games in his debut season as head coach, has shown remarkable progress in recruiting and the ability to attract and sign talent out of the transfer portal. Is one year of success enough for SU AD John Wildhack to be aggressive and lock in Brown to a long-term deal or should SU wait to see how Brown's second season as head coach plays out before making a move? Axe, Edmonds, Carlson and Syracuse Sports Insiders examine the reasons to do it now or to hold off a little bit longer. Music provided by Ginger Sling. Spotify- https://open.spotify.com/artist/606uHD3WxH2Bp3P3JQywts?si=BVpfUdUwQvqFqHZrENwe8A YouTube - https://youtu.be/tWLRbkpOiCY?si=Si-AcmrzD4QuyXWE If you want to feature your original music on Syracuse Sports, email Brent at [email protected] The conversation on Syracuse Sports is always shaped by terrific insight from Syracuse Sports Insiders. Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today! Just text "orange" to 315-847-3895 to get direct text message access to Brent to get your opinions heard and questions answered on the Syracuse Sports podcast. You can also sign up here. https://joinsubtext.com/syracusesports As a Syracuse Sports Insider, you will get Brent's opinion and reaction to breaking news first via text message, your messages get priority on postgame shows and podcasts, he'll take you behind-the-scenes of SU sports and more! You can also text Brent anytime, including during and after SU games. Try it free for 2 weeks, then it's just $3.99 a month after that. You can cancel at anytime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the latest episode of Syracuse Sports, Brent Axe and Chris Carlson dive into the landmark NCAA vs. House settlement and how it will impact Syracuse Athletics going forward. Brent and Chris explain how Syracuse now has $20.5 million to distribute directly to its athletes and what the breakdown is per sport there. How will this affect NIL and how do the new roster limits work? Brent and Chris also discuss if this will be good, bad or status quo for Syracuse in competing with some of the biggest schools in the SEC and Big Ten. They also answer some great questions from Syracuse Sports Insiders on what they want to know about the House Settlement and the future of paying SU athletes. Music provided by Reed Kirkwood: YouTube-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNC08VKiHoI Website-https://www.reedkirkwood.com/ If you want to feature your original music on Syracuse Sports, email Brent at [email protected] The conversation on Syracuse Sports is always shaped by terrific insight from Syracuse Sports Insiders. Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today! Just text "orange" to 315-847-3895 to get direct text message access to Brent to get your opinions heard and questions answered on the Syracuse Sports podcast. You can also sign up here. https://joinsubtext.com/syracusesports As a Syracuse Sports Insider, you will get Brent's opinion and reaction to breaking news first via text message, your messages get priority on postgame shows and podcasts, he'll take you behind-the-scenes of SU sports and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the latest episode of Syracuse Sports, Brent Axe checks in with Mike Waters of syracuse.com for a SU basketball offseason update. Mike, along with colleague Donna Ditota of syracuse.com, recently spoke with Orange head coach Adrian Autry on how he reshaped SU's roster, the style of play he wants his team to (hint: uptempo) what the new additions from the transfer portal on the roster bring and SU's NIL status. Original music provided by Brian Curtiss of Twice on Sunday. YouTube-https://youtu.be/W3Mii7Sxfz0?si=lZZUJJ7qCa8rw1GR Spotify-https://open.spotify.com/artist/0eighZzciJKzG8gd4qc2M7?si=-5CGOvDZS_6Az19I2ovPyQ The conversation on Syracuse Sports is always shaped by terrific insight from Syracuse Sports Insiders, Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today! Just text "orange" to 315-847-3895 to get direct text message access to Brent to get your opinions heard and questions answered on the Syracuse Sports podcast. You can also sign up here. https://joinsubtext.com/syracusesports As a Syracuse Sports Insider, you will get Brent's opinion and reaction to breaking news first via text message, your messages get priority on postgame shows and podcasts, he'll take you behind-the-scenes of SU sports and more! You can also text Brent anytime, including during and after SU games. Try it free for 2 weeks, then it's just $3.99 a month after that. You can cancel at anytime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Garcia Jr., a National College Football Recruiting analyst for Rivals, joins Brent Axe on the latest episode of Syracuse Sports for an Orange football recruiting update. Garcia updates Axe on SU's pursuit of 5-star WR Calvin Russell Jr. and how basketball may factor into that decision in addition to the talented prospects football skills. They also discuss Syracuse's chances to land 4-star WR Messiah Hampton, the No. 1 prospect in New York state, get an overview of SU's 2026 class and how Fran Brown is convincing so many top prospects to put SU on their Top 5 lists. To begin the show, Brent has a little fun reading texts from Syracuse Sports Insiders that were not meant for him. Music provided by Our Common Roots Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/OurCR/about/ YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/@UCm_TZ-N4rltZnujnNLDwmag Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today! Just text "orange" to 315-847-3895 to get direct text message access to Brent to get your opinions heard and questions answered on the Syracuse Sports podcast. You can also sign up here. https://joinsubtext.com/syracusesports As a Syracuse Sports Insider, you will get Brent's opinion and reaction to breaking news first via text message, your messages get priority on postgame shows and podcasts, he'll take you behind-the-scenes of SU sports and more! You can also text Brent anytime, including during and after SU games. Try it free for 2 weeks, then it's just $3.99 a month after that. You can cancel at anytime Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brent Axe and Chris Carlson discuss the possible end of the SU-Georgetown rivalry, set the expectations on SU lax for 2026 and examine some of the math on Dino Babers buyout as SU football head coach on a live edition of the Syracuse Sports podcast. Brent and Chris also answered questions and comments from Syracuse Sports Insiders! Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today! Just text "orange" to 315-847-3895 to get direct text message access to Brent to get your opinions heard and questions answered on the Syracuse Sports podcast. You can also sign up here. https://joinsubtext.com/syracusesports As a Syracuse Sports Insider, you will get Brent's opinion and reaction to breaking news first via text message, your messages get priority on postgame shows and podcasts, he'll take you behind-the-scenes of SU sports and more! You can also text Brent anytime, including during and after SU games. Try it free for 2 weeks, then it's just $3.99 a month after that. You can cancel at anytime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brent Axe chats live following Syracuse's 14-8 loss to Maryland in the NCAA Division I men's lacrosse Final Four at Gillette Stadium. Axe breaks down how the Orange fell right into Maryland 's trap and didn't give itself a chance to win. Axe also discusses how SU fans should view this season as so close as Gary Gait continues to make progress year-to-year, but so far away as the Orange aren't close to being on the same level Maryland is at the moment. Brent also answered questions and comments from Syracuse Sports Insiders! Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today! Just text "orange" to 315-847-3895 to get direct text message access to Brent to get your opinions heard and questions answered on the Syracuse Sports podcast. You can also sign up here. https://joinsubtext.com/syracusesports As a Syracuse Sports Insider, you will get Brent's opinion and reaction to breaking news first via text message, your messages get priority on postgame shows and podcasts, he'll take you behind-the-scenes of SU sports and more! You can also text Brent anytime, including during and after SU games. Try it free for 2 weeks, then it's just $3.99 a month after that. You can cancel at anytime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the latest episode of Syracuse Sports, Brent Axe chats with ESPN lacrosse analyst Quint Kessenich. Axe opens the pod with three thoughts on how Syracuse lacrosse needs to handle its first trip the NCAA Division I men's lacrosse Final Four in 12 years and how Joey Spallina is ready to ascend to the new heights wearing the No. 22 for Syracuse lacrosse demands. Brent and Quint discuss the impact on college lacrosse to have Syracuse back in the Final Four after a 12-year drought. They also discuss the contrasting styles of Syracuse and Maryland, why Gary Gait has been successful as a head coach at Syracuse and what college lacrosse still needs to get right. Music provided by Pop Culture. Website: https://www.popcultureband.net/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PopCulture-Band Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/3EwGFN9ngrWdb3nM6WrDXx?si=EVDW427cSwiKLCsQuR3bew Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today! Just text "orange" to 315-847-3895 to get direct text message access to Brent to get your opinions heard and questions answered on the Syracuse Sports podcast. You can also sign up here. https://joinsubtext.com/syracusesports As a Syracuse Sports Insider, you will get Brent's opinion and reaction to breaking news first via text message, your messages get priority on postgame shows and podcasts, he'll take you behind-the-scenes of SU sports and more! You can also text Brent anytime, including during and after SU games. Try it free for 2 weeks, then it's just $3.99 a month after that. You can cancel at anytime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the latest episode of Syracuse Sports, Brent Axe previews the 2025 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse Final Four with Patrick Stevens of USA Lacrosse Magazine. Brent and Patrick discuss what was one of the wildest NCAA quarterfinal rounds in tournament history, including SU's frantic 19-18 win over Princeton. Then Axe and Stevens break down the SU-Maryland game and the mold SU will have to break in order to snap a 7-game losing streak to the Terps and advance to the national championship game. Music provided by Max Scialdone https://www.facebook.com/maxwellscialdone/ YouTube Brent also answered questions and highlighted great comments from our Syracuse Sports Insiders! Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today! Just text "orange" to 315-847-3895 to get direct text message access to Brent to get your opinions heard and questions answered on the Syracuse Sports podcast. You can also sign up here. https://joinsubtext.com/syracusesports As a Syracuse Sports Insider, you will get Brent's opinion and reaction to breaking news first via text message, your messages get priority on postgame shows and podcasts, he'll take you behind-the-scenes of SU sports and more! You can also text Brent anytime, including during and after SU games. Try it free for 2 weeks, then it's just $3.99 a month after that. You can cancel at anytime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brent Axe and Chris Carlson discuss Syracuse lacrosse's quest for the Final Four and grade SU football's offseason on a live edition of Syracuse Sports. Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today! Just text "orange" to 315-847-3895 to get direct text message access to Brent to get your opinions heard and questions answered on the Syracuse Sports podcast. You can also sign up here. https://joinsubtext.com/syracusesports As a Syracuse Sports Insider, you will get Brent's opinion and reaction to breaking news first via text message, your messages get priority on postgame shows and podcasts, he'll take you behind-the-scenes of SU sports and more! You can also text Brent anytime, including during and after SU games. Try it free for 2 weeks, then it's just $3.99 a month after that. You can cancel at anytime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the latest episode of the Syracuse Sports podcast, Brent Axe chats with Syracuse lacrosse All-American, national champion and current ESPN analyst Paul Carcaterra. Axe and Carcaterra preview the Syracuse vs. Princeton matchup in the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals and what it will take for the Orange to get back to the Final Four for the 28th time. They also discuss the rich history of Syracuse and Princeton meeting in the NCAA Tournament, current hot button issues in the sport of lacrosse like the status of the face-off and recent profiles Carcaterra did on SU attackman Joey Spallina and head coach Gary Gait. Axe also opens the pod with a commentary on how some Syracuse fans needs to lean into the "survive and advance" mentality of the NCAA Tournament. Music provided by The Dart Brothers Website: https://dartbrothers.com/ Brent also answered questions and highlighted great comments from our Syracuse Sports Insiders! Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today! Just text "orange" to 315-847-3895 to get direct text message access to Brent to get your opinions heard and questions answered on the Syracuse Sports podcast. You can also sign up here. https://joinsubtext.com/syracusesports As a Syracuse Sports Insider, you will get Brent's opinion and reaction to breaking news first via text message, your messages get priority on postgame shows and podcasts, he'll take you behind-the-scenes of SU sports and more! You can also text Brent anytime, including during and after SU games. Try it free for 2 weeks, then it's just $3.99 a month after that. You can cancel at anytime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the latest episode of Syracuse Sports, Brent Axe discusses how Syracuse football could use a better entrance, a discussion inspired by Metallica's recent concert at Virginia Tech's Lane Stadium. What ideas do you have for Syracuse to create a new tradition like the Hokies have with "Enter Sandman?" Let Brent know at [email protected] Brent then chats with ESPN's Anish Shroff about the upcoming NCAA men's lacrosse tournament and if Syracuse has what it takes to win the 2025 national championship (with a little Sopranos talk mixed in). Music provided by Nate Gross Band. Website- https://www.musicbynategross.com/ YouTube- @nategrossmusic5391 Brent also answered questions and highlighted great comments from our Syracuse Sports Insiders! Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today! Just text "orange" to 315-847-3895 to get direct text message access to Brent to get your opinions heard and questions answered on the Syracuse Sports podcast. You can also sign up here. https://joinsubtext.com/syracusesports As a Syracuse Sports Insider, you will get Brent's opinion and reaction to breaking news first via text message, your messages get priority on postgame shows and podcasts, he'll take you behind-the-scenes of SU sports and more! You can also text Brent anytime, including during and after SU games. Try it free for 2 weeks, then it's just $3.99 a month after that. You can cancel at anytime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brent Axe and Chris Carlson discuss SU's big offensive line moves in the transfer portal and more on the latest live episode of Syracuse Sports. Syracuse added TJ Ferguson from FSU, Zach Rice from UNC, Austin Collins from Louisville and Kam Pringle from South Carolina to bolster its offensive line. Did SU get better in the trenches or were they just plugging holes left by portal departures? Brent and Chris also look ahead to the 2026 NFL Draft and which Syracuse players could be in play to get selected and discuss life on the bubble for Syracuse lacrosse heading into the ACC Tournament and Selection Sunday. Brent and Chris also answered questions and highlighted great comments from our Syracuse Sports Insiders! Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today! Just text "orange" to 315-847-3895 to get direct text message access to Brent to get your opinions heard and questions answered on the Syracuse Sports podcast. You can also sign up here. https://joinsubtext.com/syracusesports As a Syracuse Sports Insider, you will get Brent's opinion and reaction to breaking news first via text message, your messages get priority on postgame shows and podcasts, he'll take you behind-the-scenes of SU sports and more! You can also text Brent anytime, including during and after SU games. Try it free for 2 weeks, then it's just $3.99 a month after that. You can cancel at anytime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the latest episode of Syracuse Sports, syracuse.com's Brent Axe and Javon Edmonds discuss the Syracuse football draft picks and undrafted free agents from the 2025 NFL Draft who will stick and succeed in the NFL. Brent and Javon also provide an overview of the spring transfer portal for SU football. Where did Fran Brown succeed and what positions do the Orange still need to address? Then Brent and Javon answer questions submitted by Syracuse Sports Insiders! Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today! Just text "orange" to 315-847-3895 to get direct access to Brent to get your opinions heard and questions answered on the Syracuse Sports podcast. You can also sign up here. https://joinsubtext.com/syracusesports As a Syracuse Sports Insider, you will get Brent's opinion and reaction to breaking news first via text message, your messages get priority on postgame shows and podcasts, he'll take you behind-the-scenes of SU sports and more! You can also text Brent anytime, including during and after SU games. Original music provided by Craig Marshall. YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@craigmarshallband Website - www.craigmarshall.com Do you want your original music featured on Syracuse Sports? Send Brent an email to [email protected] to find out how. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the latest episode of Syracuse Sports, Brent Axe turns to Syracuse Sports Insiders for a 2025 Syracuse football mock draft. In what could be a record year in terms of the number of Syracuse players selected, which Orange players will get selected and when? Brent and the Insiders speculate on the NFL futures of players like Kyle McCord, LeQuint Allen, Oronde Gadsden II, Fadil Diggs, Jackson Meeks, Alijah Clark and more. Brent also chats with Matt Parrino of syracuse.com and the Shout! Buffalo Bills podcast to see if the Bills will have any interest in selecting the eligible Syracuse players in the draft. Music provided by Overtired. YouTube @weareovertired Do you want your original music highlighted on an episode of Syracuse Sports? Email Brent at [email protected] Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today! Just text "orange" to 315-847-3895 to get direct access to Brent to get your opinions heard and questions answered on the Syracuse Sports podcast. You can also sign up here. https://joinsubtext.com/syracusesports As a Syracuse Sports Insider, you will get Brent's opinion and reaction to breaking news first via text message, your messages get priority on postgame shows and podcasts, he'll take you behind-the-scenes of SU sports and more! You can also text Brent anytime, including during and after SU games. Try it free for 2 weeks, then it's just $3.99 a month after that. You can cancel at anytime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brent Axe and Chris Carlson react to the news that Notre Dame QB Steve Angeli has transferred to Syracuse Angeli's addition to the quarterback room revives a quarterback competition that had seemingly been won by LSU transfer Rickie Collins in spring ball. Collins' thumb injury and the addition of Angeli, a quarterback with limited experience but someone who has played in 8 games and the College Football Playoff for the Irish, creates an intriguing battle for the top spot. Brent is also joined by Pete Sampson of The Athletic to breakdown why Angeli did not win the quarterback battle at Notre Dame and what he brings to Syracuse's quarterback room. Do you want your original music highlighted on an episode of Syracuse Sports? Email Brent at [email protected] Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today! Just text "orange" to 315-847-3895 to get direct access to Brent to get your opinions heard and questions answered on the Syracuse Sports podcast. You can also sign up here. https://joinsubtext.com/syracusesports As a Syracuse Sports Insider, you will get Brent's opinion and reaction to breaking news first via text message, your messages get priority on postgame shows and podcasts, he'll take you behind-the-scenes of SU sports and more! You can also text Brent anytime, including during and after SU games. Try it free for 2 weeks, then it's just $3.99 a month after that. You can cancel at anytime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brent Axe and Javon Edmonds discuss Trebor Pena's NIL value and recap SU football's 2025 spring practice on the latest live edition of Syracuse Sports. Syracuse head coach said on Wednesday during a local radio interview that he wasn't willing to match Trebor Pena's asking price for NIL compensation. Should Syracuse have shelled put the money for its leading wide receiver from last season? Brent and Javon discuss some of Brown's other comments about QB Rickie Collins and what SU's approach will be in the transfer portal. Then Brent and Javon play word association with each position group on the SU football roster and where it stands at the end of spring practice. Brent and Javon also got instant reaction from our Syracuse Sports Insiders on the Trebor Pena news and more! Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today! Just text "orange" to 315-847-3895 to get direct access to Brent to get your opinions heard and questions answered on the Syracuse Sports podcast. You can also sign up here. https://joinsubtext.com/syracusesports As a Syracuse Sports Insider, you will get Brent's opinion and reaction to breaking news first via text message, your messages get priority on postgame shows and podcasts, he'll take you behind-the-scenes of SU sports and more! You can also text Brent anytime, including during and after SU games. Try it free for 2 weeks, then it's just $3.99 a month after that. You can cancel at anytime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brent Axe and Chris Carlson react to the news that SU WR Trebor Pena is entering the transfer portal. The news Pena went into the portal is a big surprise even in the transfer portal/NIL era of college sports where it seems we are less and less shocked by players transactions. Chris and Brent analyze the impact of Pena's departure, he was SU's leading WR with 84 catches, 941 yards and nine touchdowns last season. SU is deep at wide receiver, but Pena brought a unique element as a slot receiver to SU's offense. They also discuss a long meeting with that was held at midfield after practice on Monday night, that Pena was in, and the mood and brief comments Pena made after that meeting concluded. Brent and Chris also got instant reaction from our Syracuse Sports Insiders on the Trebor Pena news. Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today! Just text "orange" to 315-847-3895 to get direct access to Brent to get your opinions heard and questions answered on the Syracuse Sports podcast. You can also sign up here. https://joinsubtext.com/syracusesports As a Syracuse Sports Insider, you will get Brent's opinion and reaction to breaking news first via text message, your messages get priority on postgame shows and podcasts, he'll take you behind-the-scenes of SU sports and more! You can also text Brent anytime, including during and after SU games. Try it free for 2 weeks, then it's just $3.99 a month after that. You can cancel at anytime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices