Dave Briggs of the Toledo Blade joins Brent Axe on the latest episode of Syracuse Sports to give an Insider's view on SU's new AD, Bryan Blair, who comes from Toledo. 

Briggs tells Axe how Blair raised money at Toledo and why he has a strong reputation as a fundraiser. Can Blair be trusted to hire a basketball coach at Syracuse? What were some of the key hires he made there, his reputation in the AD space and how a younger perspective (Blair is one of the younger AD's in the space at 40) will work in the position. 

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Brent Axe reacts to the news that Syracuse has hired Toledo AD Bryan Blair to lead SU's athletic department. 

Axe discusses the qualities that made Blair stand out in the search process and what his priorities will be within the SU athletic department with hiring a basketball coach being the top priority. Blair also has a strong reputation as a fundraiser, NIL innovator and driver of revenue at Toledo, which is a critical component in the job of AD in college sports today. 

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Brent Axe reacts to the firing of SU basketball head coach Adrian Autry on a live episode of Syracuse Sports. 

Axe looks at what Syracuse said about the coaching change, including wanting to bring in a "proven winner," what Autry said about his exit and who should return to SU under a new regime. 

Who is the best candidate to take over Syracuse basketball with Adrian Autry and his staff now out?

Brent Axe discusses his preferred candidate for the job but also examines other names that could take over, including a growing desire to see former SU great Gerry McNamara back at SU.

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Brent Axe reacts to SU's 86-69 loss to SMU in the ACC Tournament and looks to the future of SU basketball with Adrian Autry's tenure likely over. 

Axe goes over what went wrong in Autry's three-year tenure and what Syracuse needs for its basketball program going forward not only in a new head coach but with an impending announcement of a new AD to be named to replace the retiring John Wildhack.

Axe has endorsed USF head coach Bryan Hodgson as a lead candidate to take over for Autry, although there are a few other names SU needs to consider if they can't get Hodgson. 

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Brent Axe chats live following SU basketball's 71-69 loss in overtime to Pittsburgh at the JMA Dome on Saturday afternoon. 

It was, sadly, an appropriate ending to the regular season as some coaching miscues were costly for Syracuse in overtime.

So now the focus turns to SU naming a new AD and who that AD will hire as the next basketball coach at Syracuse with Autry likely to be fired after SU's next loss, which come as soon as Tuesday night in the ACC Tournament to SMU. 

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March 2026 is going to be one of the most transformative months in the history of Syracuse University athletics.

A new Chancellor (Mike Haynie) is in place. A new athletic director is soon to follow and in all likelihood SU will be looking for a new men's basketball coach soon. 

What kind of AD does Syracuse need in 2026?

Brent Axe discusses that and gives you his pick for AD then brings on Syracuse native Jim Cavale of Athletes.Org to discuss the qualities an AD needs in 2026 and the changing landscape he/she will be facing going forward. 

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Brent Axe chats live following Syracuse basketball's 77-62 loss to Louisville on Tuesday night.

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Brent Axe chats live following Syracuse basketball's 77-64 loss at the JMA Dome to North Carolina. 

Boos rained down from the biggest crowd of the season at the Dome as the game ended. Donnie Freeman got ejected. SU's stagnant offense cost it a chance to win a game that was there for the taking with UNC missing Caleb Wilson. 

It just resulted in another loss, dropping SU to 15-13 and putting this season in full-time "can we just get this over with" mode. 

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Brent Axe chats live following Syracuse basketball's 101-64 loss to Duke on Monday night.

It was the worst conference loss for SU since it joined the ACC and in the three-year Adrian Autry era as head coach.

SU has now lost 11 straight games to Duke by an average of 20.7 points per game. 

Axe didn't really spend a lot of time discussing this particular loss to Duke, but more of the big picture it represents and how far away from the top of the ACC is under Autry and what SU's incoming new administration will have to do to fix. 

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Brent Axe chats live following Syracuse basketball's 79-78 win over SMU on Saturday afternoon.

Syracuse trailed SMU by 12 points but came back to clinch the win a Nate Kingz drive with 2.3 seconds remaining. 

Axe dicsussed how SU made the comeback and credited Adrian Autry and the Orange for how they have played in the last week after hitting a low point at Virginia last week, a game in which Kiyan Anthony was benched.

It was a much different story for Anthony against SMU, as he scored 13 points and played a key part in the comeback win for the Orange. 

Anthony said he had a heart-to-heart chat with Autry and deleted social media off his phone in the last week to refocus on the task at hand. 

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