Syracuse Sports

Brent Axe chats with syracuse.com's new football writer Javon Edmonds on the latest live version of Syracuse Sports. Brent and Javon preview the big storylines for SU spring football including the QB competition, project Kyle McCord's NFL value and discuss Javon's first impressions of Syracuse as the new guy on the beat.  Brent also discusses SU basketball getting closer to avoiding missing out on...

Brent Axe chats live following Syracuse basketball's 74-60 win over NC State. It was a win for the Orange in which it led from start-to-finish and now it looks like SU will avoid having the Scarlet Letter of one of 3 teams that don't qualify for the ACC Tournament.   Axe breaks down how JJ Starling came alive in scoring 15 of his 17 points in the 2nd half, how SU was able to dominate the paint and...

On the latest episode of Syracuse Sports, Brent Axe chats with syracuse.com's Mike Waters on how transfer portal misses and a lack of NIL resources led to a lost year for Syracuse basketball. Are the Orange better prepared for the upcoming transfer portal window and do they have the money to spend in NIL to attract needed talent? Mike and Brent also discuss the immediate road ahead for the Orange...

Brent Axe and Chris Carlson discuss the latest SU sports topics on a live version of Syracuse Sports. Syracuse announced a $50 million fundraising campaign which John Wildhack called "vital" to the success of SU sports going forward. Chris and Brent discuss if SU can do it and who they will look to in order to raise the money.  Axe and Carlson also discuss the importance of the GM role in college...

Syracuse held a 16-point lead over Pitt but were out-scored 46-28 in the 2nd half with yet another defensive meltdown. Syracuse lost despite hitting a season-high 14 3-pointers.  Brent turned over most of this postgame pod to Syracuse Sports Insiders to vent about this game, one of the worst losses in one of the worst seasons in recent memory for SU, one in which the Orange now finds itself on the...

Brent Axe chats live following Syracuse basketball's 88-82 loss to North Carolina. Another lackluster defensive effort haunted SU against the Tar Heels, wasting a 26-point night from Eddie Lampkin and 22 points from JJ Starling.  SU's guiding light now with five games to go in the season is to avoid being left out of the ACC Tournament.   Brent also discussed how he was was put to sleep by Adrian...

Brent Axe and Chris Carlson discuss the latest SU sports topics on a live Thursday episode of Syracuse Sports.  First Brent and Chris discuss the interesting contrast SU head coach Adrian Autry and UNC head coach Hubert Davis find themselves in ahead of their matchup at the JMA Dome on Saturday with both fan bases not happy with their respective coaches.  Then Axe and Carlson discuss if SU fans ha...

Brent Axe recaps Syracuse basketball's 91-84 loss to Miami on Tuesday night. Brent discusses how It was the rock bottom loss for Syracuse under head coach Adrian Autry. Sure, SU has been blown out by 29-points to Duke and has several double-digit losses this season, but losing to a 5-18 team with one ACC win this season entering Tuesday night's game? That's about as low as it gets.  Axe discusses...

Brent Axe recaps a wild 95-86 win for Syracuse basketball over Boston College in triple-overtime at the JMA Dome. It certainly wasn't the prettiest game in the world. In fact, one might call it the "best worst game ever," but Syracuse got the win in its first game to go to three overtimes since the famous 6OT game against UConn in the 2009 Big East Tournament.  JJ Starling led Syracuse with 28 poi...

Brent Axe and Chris Carlson discuss the downfall of Syracuse basketball and the latest Orange sports topics on "Syracuse Sports" live!  Brent and Chris start with the SU's 83-54 loss to Duke, the worst loss of the 2024-25 season for SU and Duke's 10th straight win over the Orange. How can SU close the gap with the best team in the ACC? Does Syracuse have the money to buy its way out of their probl...

Brent Axe recaps Syracuse basketball's 83-54 loss to Duke and the state of the Orange hoops program. Wednesday's 29-point win by Duke over Syracuse, its 10th straight win over the Orange, shows the gap has never been wider between the two ACC programs. Brent examines some big picture postgame comments made by SU head coach Adrian Autry and questions why SU fans should believe him.  As for the the...

Brent Axe has the latest on Syracuse football, basketball and lacrosse on a new live edition of Syracuse Sports. -SU's 2025 NFL Draft prospects, including QB Kyle McCord, RB LeQuint Allen, TE Oronde Gadsden II, WR Jackson Meeks, DE Fadil Diggs, LB Justin Barron and CB Alijah Clark are at the Shrine Bowl and Senior Bowl this week. Who is seeing their stock rise the most and could this be a draft wi...

Brent Axe breaks down Syracuse basketball's 70-61 loss to Stanford. The Orange dug itself way too deep of a hole to escape in trailing Stanford 25-2 in the first-half. While SU did cut the lead down to six points late in the game, it couldn't do enough to overcome Stanford, who never trailed against Syracuse.  Axe broke down SU's poor starts and the other stat that keeps sinking games for SU, poin...

Brent Axe breaks down the 2025 Syracuse football schedule on a live edition of Syracuse Sports.  SU's 2025 schedule is clearly one of the toughest in the country with 5 opponents who won 10+ games, 7 opponents who won 9+ games and all 11 FBS opponents went to a bowl in 2024. SU will play 4 teams that made the College Football Playoff (Tennessee, SMU, Clemson, Notre Dame) all away from the JMA Dome...

Brent Axe recaps Syracuse basketball's 77-73 loss to Pittsburgh at the JMA Wireless Dome on Saturday afternoon. SU lost to Pitt despite out-rebounding the Panthers 48-31, with Eddie Lampkin collecting 23 of those boards, and hitting 11 3-pointers.  Pitt was able to overcome that by only committing three turnovers and shooting 58% in the 2nd half against the Orange.  Brent also looks ahead to a uni...

Brent Axe and Chris Carlson get together for a live discussion of a number of SU sports topics on a live episode of Syracuse Sports.  Brent and Chris discuss whether SU basketball's glory days have passed them by and how Adrian Autry needs to navigate the program forward in the modern era of college basketball.  Brent and Chris also discuss Donnie Freeman's status and whether he'll return to the c...

Brent Axe recaps Syracuse basketball's 86-72 loss to Clemson on Wednesday night. SU's first-half struggles continued at Clemson as the Tigers out-scored SU 28-10 in the last 10 minutes of the 2nd half. Clemson also dominated points in the paint (40-20) and points off turnovers (19-4).  The 14-point loss was SU's sixth double-digit defeat of the 2024-25 season.  JJ Starling was one of the lone brig...

Brent Axe recaps Syracuse basketball's 77-69 comeback win over Notre Dame. What a game! Syracuse was down by 17 points in the first half but came back to beat the Irish at the JMA Dome. Brent discusses the adjustments made by SU's defense to slow down Notre Dame's Markus Burton, who had 22 points in the first half.  Axe also describes how JJ Starling was able to break free to score 16 of his 21 po...

Brent Axe breaks down Syracuse basketball's 85-61 loss to Louisville at the JMA Dome. Louisville completely shut down SU guard JJ Starling, who was held to four points on 1-of-7 shooting. The Orange really didn't have a Plan B on offense with Starling out of the mix and Donnie Freeman still absent from the lineup with a leg injury. SU's defense wasn't much better as the Cardinals hit 12 3-pointers...

Brent Axe recaps Syracuse basketball's 79-71 win over Boston College. The Orange used a late 22-6 run and were clutch at the free throw line down the stretch to earn its first road win of the season.  JJ Starling was one of first Syracuse players in double figures with 26 points. Eddie Lampkin added 10 points and 13 rebounds. Kyle Cuffe gave SU a major lift off the bench in the second half, includ...

Brent Axe reacts to the news that Syracuse Kyle McCord is moving on to the NFL and will no longer pursue a NCAA waiver for another season of college football. McCord made a massive impact in one season at Syracuse, leading the nation with 4,779 passing yards. That set a Syracuse and ACC single-season passing mark. McCord also set a Syracuse record with 34 touchdowns in a single season.  With McCor...

Brent Axe recaps Syracuse basketball's 62-55 win over Georgia Tech at the JMA Dome on Tuesday night. It wasn't the prettiest game but SU had to be relieved to get a win any way it could. Brent discusses SU's keys to victory including JJ Starling's 21 points and how he has made a significant difference in the lineup since returning from a hand injury.  Brent also addressed the sparse crowd (listed...

Brent Axe chats live following Syracuse basketball's 90-74 loss to Florida State on Saturday night in Tallahassee. The good news for Syracuse was JJ Starling returned to the lineup after missing 7 games with a hand injury and Chris Bell snapped out of a long slump with 18 points (including 4 3's), but SU's poor defense was costly in the loss to the Seminoles.  Brent also discusses how Eric Devendo...

Brent Axe recaps Syracuse basketball's 81-71 loss to Wake Forest at the JMA Dome on New Year's Eve. SU fell to 6-7 (0-2) with top recruit Kiyan Anthony watching courtside. The more SU slides down the hill in the 2024-25, the more fans will start looking ahead to what Anthony's Orange will look like next year. In the meantime, Brent talked about hiw Adrian Autry has to switch up his starting line-u...

Brent Axe recaps Syracuse basketball's 75-63 win over Bucknell as SU gets ready to begin its full-time ACC slate. Brent discussed how SU continued to struggle from the 3-point line, shooting 1-of-11 distance in the 2nd half.  Encouraging signs from the win included Eddie Lampkin (18 pts, 11 rebs) and Donnie Freeman (15 pts, 11 rebs) both scoring double-doubles and SU's switch to using more zone pr...