Syracuse Sports

Brent Axe chats live following Syracuse basketball's 69-58 win over Pittsburgh on Tuesday night. The Orange got a much-needed bounce back win against the Panthers after losing to North Carolina 107-63, its worst ACC ever. Brent was impressed with SU's balance and patience overall on offense, but especially from J.J. Starling who had 17 points.  It's a Quad 1 victory for Syracuse, but we'll see for...

Brent Axe chats live following Syracuse basketball's 103-67 loss to North Carolina, its worst loss in ACC play and worst overall since a 39-point loss to DePaul in 2006.  Mike Waters joins Brent from Chapel Hill to go over why Syracuse could not match up with the Tar Heels, the main message from Coach Adrian Autry and SU players after the loss and to reflect on how Saturday's loss compares to some...

Brent Axe chats live following Syracuse basketball's 69-59 win over the Boston College Eagles at the JMA Wireless Dome on Wednesday night. It was a wild game at the Dome as Syracuse led by 19-points, lost that lead, but fought tooth-and-nail with BC in the 2nd half to grab a key win.  Why was Judah Mintz missing from the starting lineup? What's the plan with Naheem McLeod out indefinitely with a f...

2024 is turning out to be the most anticipated Syracuse football season, well, ever thanks to the instant impact made by Fran Brown as its news head coach, Whether they matched it or not, there certainly have been some prior seasons in the modern era that had a lot of build up before kickoff. On this all-new episode of Syracuse Sports, Brent Axe and Voice of the Orange Matt Park walk down memory l...

On the latest episode of Syracuse Sports, Brent Axe explains how Syracuse University's "Big 4" could be poised for a revival in 2024. Brent explains how SU football has a new head coach playing with house money and a favorable schedule in 2024 to put new life into the program, men's basketball and men's lacrosse have schedules and elements that, while challenging, set up for a return to the NCAA T...

On the latest episode of Syracuse Sports, Syracuse.com's Emily Leiker joins Brent Axe to discuss one of the most active and interesting off-seasons in Syracuse football history ...and it's only been a month! Brent and Emily go over the SU scholarship roster to see who has come and gone and note some of the key additions new head coach Fran Brown has brought in. They also discuss where they feel Sy...

Brent Axe chats live following Syracuse basketball's 86-66 loss to Duke on Tuesday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Duke was not hitting 3-pointers in the first half (0-9) but hit all 8 of its 3-point attempts in the second half to pull away from Syracuse. The Orange struggled from the 3-point line (4-16) and have to find an answer from beyond the arc. Is there one head coach Adrian Autry can turn...

Brent Axe and Mike Waters discuss Syracuse basketball's 81-73 win over Pittsburgh at the JMA Dome on Saturday, December 30.  Mike and Brent discuss the impact of Quadir Copeland's career-day with 22 points and the growing role he has with the Orange off the bench. Brent and Mike also discuss the play of Benny Williams (15 points) and his message in talking to the media (which has been rare this se...

Former Ohio State QB Kyle McCord has committed to Syracuse and it has Orange Nation in a frenzy. On the latest episode of Syracuse Sports, Brent Axe chats with Nathan Baird of Cleveland.com and the "Buckeye Talk" podcast about why McCord ended up at Syracuse. Was McCord considered a scapegoat for Ohio State's 3rd straight loss to Michigan? What's the scouting report on McCord? What kind of NIL $$...

Brent Axe and Mike Waters breakdown Syracuse basketball's 83-63 win over Oregon in South Dakota.  The Syracuse bench played a big role in the win over the Ducks, scoring 44 points. No one was bigger off the bench than Quadir Copeland with 15 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists, but Coach Autry putting in a bench-heavy lineup in the first half swung the game and got the Orange out of an early hole. Mi...

Brent Axe welcomes Ian Eagle of CBS Sports, YES Network and Warner Media Sports on the latest episode of Syracuse Sports. Brent and Ian discuss Eagle taking over for Jim Nantz as the voice of the Final Four on CBS Sports this season and the process of preparing for that. Ian also talks about getting to work with his son, Noah, on the Brooklyn Nets' broadcasts on YES. Eagle also gets into what it's...

On the latest episode of Syracuse Sports, Brent Axe talks to John Garcia Jr. of Rivals. Garcia Jr. tells Axe about the recruiting targets now on Syracuse's radar thanks to the addition of Fran Brown as head coach, what to watch for with early signing day approaching on Dec. 20 and explains why some recent SU targets had their star ranking drop from four to three stars (and explains how the star ra...

Brent Axe recaps Syracuse basketball's 80-68 win over Georgetown on Syracuse basketball postgame presented by Crouse Health. Axe talks about how SU put forth its best all-around effort of the season against the Hoyas. Judah Mintz had 25 points and JJ Starling added 21, but it was the bench contributions of Quadir Copeland and Mounir Hima which really lifted SU to victory against the Hoyas in Washi...

On a new episode of Syracuse Sports, Brent Axe examines where the Syracuse-Georgetown rivalry is in 2023 and whether it should continue going forward. Brent gives his thoughts on what can and should carry it forward and that means it can't just be a nostalgia fix. Brent then reacts to the opinions of Syracuse Sports Insiders and what they think should happen with the rivalry going forward.  Become...

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 cas...

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 t...

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 a...

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 opinion...

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...

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...

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 Mon...

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 als...

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...

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 player...

Brent Axe and Donna Ditota breakdown Syracuse basketball's 105-56 win over Chaminade at the Maui Invitational. Brent and Donna discuss what Syracuse was able to get going after losing two games against Tennessee and Gonzaga and Benny Williams' return to the court after missing the Gonzaga game for unknown reasons. Brent and Donna also provide their big takeaways from Syracuse's 3-day run in Maui a...