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Brent Axe and Mike Waters recap Syracuse basketball's 81-70 win over Cornell on Tuesday night at the JMA Dome.

The Orange had to hold off a pesky Cornell team from springing an upset. They did it with 13 3-pointers, 28 points from Judah Mintz,, 19 from Chris Bell, an all-around great game from Justin Taylor and 12 rebounds from Maliq Brown. Even players who struggled for the most part, in this case Quadir Copeland and JJ Starling, made key plays to give SU the win. 

Axe and Waters also discuss Benny Williams not playing against Cornell and how that situation evolved throughout the game with Williams putting on his warm-ups, sitting on the bench during timeouts and distancing himself from team huddles.

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On the latest episode of Syracuse Sports, Brent Axe chats with Steve Wiltfong, Director of Recruiting for 247 Sports, on how Fran Brown's hire as Syracuse football's new head coach has opened doors to a number of 4-star recruits that have put Syracuse on their list and what makes Brown such a good recruiter.

Brent also reacts to Syracuse Sports Insiders after asking them if Brown's hire inspired them to take action financially, such as donating to Syracuse's NIL fund, Orange United or commit to purchase season tickets again.

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On a new episode of Syracuse Sports, Brent and Emily both give their big takeaway from Fran Brown's opening press conference and the significance of Brown opening the doors to SU football alumni to come back and be involved in the program. Emily also updates who has been added to the staff and what interim coach Nunzio Campanile said during a Boca Bowl press conference on Monday. Brent and Emily also hear from their chief Florida correspondent, Rockin' Ron!  

Brent and Emily reacted to questions and opinions from our Syracuse Sports Insiders. 

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Brent Axe and Emily Leiker discuss Syracuse football's bowl game assignment in Boca against South Florida and Fran Brown arriving in Syracuse on a new episode of Syracuse Sports. 

Axe and Leiker also discuss who Syracuse appears to be centered on for offensive and defensive coordinator and how FSU got snubbed out of the College Football Playoff. 

Brent and Emily also react to questions and opinions from our Syracuse Sports Insiders. 

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Syracuse basketball went from one of its best performances of the year against LSU to one of its worst in a 84-62 loss to Virginia on Saturday afternoon.

Brent Axe and Mike Waters break it down on Syracuse Basketball Postgame presented by Crouse Health. Axe and Waters discuss how Virginia not only played its usual tough defense, but shot the lights out from 3-point range. Was that more of Virginia hitting tough shots or SU failing to defend them? What does Syracuse need to learn from this game and can a young team flush it quickly in time to bounce back on Tuesday against Cornell?

Brent and Mike also react to questions and opinions from our Syracuse Sports Insiders. 

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Brent Axe and Mike Waters breakdown Syracuse basketball's 80-57 win over LSU led by a career-high 33 points from Judah Mintz and 20 points from Chris Bell, including a 6-of-8 run from 3-point range. 

Brent and Mike breakdown why it was SU's "best game of the year" according to SU coach Adrian Autry. They also answer questions and comments from Syracuse Sports Insiders on the game and all things SU hoops. 

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On this breaking news bulletin edition of Syracuse Sports, Brent Axe reports that Syracuse University is finalizing a deal to hire Fran Brown as its next head football coach, according to two sources with knowledge of the agreement. A formal announcement could come as soon as Tuesday,

Brown emerged Monday as a top target for the job, according to Bruce Feldman of The Athletic. Axe had reported Monday evening that Syracuse AD John Wildhack interviewed Brown in Atlanta on Monday and spoken with Brown several times by phone before and since the interview.

Chris Carlson and Brent Axe recorded a podcast on Monday evening that went over the risk and reward of hiring Brown before the news broke of Brown's deal coming together. You can listen to that here

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On the latest episode of Syracuse Sports, Brent Axe and Chris Carlson discuss the emergence of Fran Brown as the front-runner to be the next head football coach at Syracuse.

Who is Fran Brown? What is is background and how did he come into the lead so quickly? Brent and Chris discuss the heart of Brown's candidacy, which is his reputation as one of the top recruiters in college football. Brent also shares with the podcast audience when Brown interviewed with SU AD John Wildhack and their communications since, according to a source with knowledge of the process.

Brent and Chris also weigh what it means for Syracuse to choose Brown over Holy Cross head coach Bob Chensey and Toledo's Jason Candle, who are also reportedly in the Top 3, and Chris' story about the state of the Syracuse job in 2023.

Brent and Chris also react to opinions and questions sent in by our Syracuse Sports Insiders.

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On this episode of "Syracuse Sports," Brent Axe and Emily Leiker react to the news that Dan Mullen is out of the SU football coaching search, per a message on social media from Mullen.

Brent and Emily discuss how Mullen became a fan favorite and why they shouldn't overreact to him being out of the mix. They also discuss a new name to add to the radar and react to Top 3 lists submitted by Syracuse Sports Insiders.

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Brent Axe and Emily Leiker breakdown Syracuse football's 35-31 win over Wake Forest.

The return of Garrett Shrader was a huge lift for the Orange, injecting a much-needed passing element back into what has been a run-heavy, gadget offense the past few weeks. Brent and Emily give their perspective on how the Orange got it done and became bowl eligible. They also discuss the heavy emotions of players in the postgame interviews (Shrader in particular), what coach Nunzio Campanile had to say and the latest on the search for a new coach at Syracuse. 

They also respond to texts from our Syracuse Sports Insiders, who get priority on the Syracuse Sports podcast and postgame shows.

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