The Orange Zone

00:20-4:20 Injury reports, Western Michigan recap 9:10-16:26 Tim Newton Interview, Voice of the Boilermakers 16:27-27:29 Syracuse at Purdue Preview 27:30-29:55 Game Predictions 30:10-33:30 Trivia 33:30- Jets/Bills Talk See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tommy Sladek sits down with Western Michigan head coach Lance Taylor to preview the Broncos and find out how Taylor is preparing for the Orange. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Call a week one win what you want, but Syracuse football has a great taste in its mouth heading into the second week of the 2023 season. On the latest episode of “The Orange Zone Podcast,” sponsored by Billy Whittaker Cars & Trux, Tommy Sladek, Samantha Croston, Ashley Wenskoski and James Mungro look ahead to Week Two. The Orange remain at home, this time going from an FCS opponent in Colgate to a...

Are you ready for the lights to go down, for a hush to come over the JMA Wireless Dome, for the boys clad in orange and blue to take the field for the new football season? We are. On the Season 2 premiere of "The Orange Zone Podcast" Tommy Sladek, Samantha Croston and new addition Ashley Wenskoski discuss the Orange's season opener against in-state foe Colgate. The team breaks down what is histori...

The season's so close you can almost taste it and we're on the edge of our seats waiting for it to finally arrive. On this week's episode of "The Orange Zone Podcast" Tommy Sladek and Samantha Croston wrap up Syracuse football training camp with a final set of observations and their expectations for the upcoming season (02:40-16:36). Meanwhile former Orange are coming down the home stretch of thei...

It's the dog days of summer, which means up on the SU Hill, the dog days of training camp are growing fewer and fewer and number. On the latest episode of "The Orange Zone Podcast," Tommy Sladek and Samantha Croston update the scene around Orange camp. LeQuint Allen makes his return to the practice field for the Cuse offense (04:13-09:27) and defensively a new face has arrived to bolster the secon...

College athletics will never look or feel the same way again. On the latest episode of "The Orange Zone Podcast," Tommy Sladek welcomes back friend of the show and SU men's basketball's all-time leading scorer Lawrence "Poetry in Moten" to get his perspective on the latest shakeup that's left the Pac-12 reeling and sports fans everywhere asking, "what's next?" (01:06-19:22) On another note, it's b...

It's just one month away! On the latest episode of "The Orange Zone Podcast," Tommy Sladek, Samantha Croston and Brendon Hodges are feeling the energy ahead of the 2023 college football season and have plenty of questions about this season's Syracuse Orange football team. Who better to answer those questions than the head man himself? Tommy shares part of his one-on-one interview with Head Coach D...

Boeheim's Army is back in action and looking to make amends for a lackluster performance from last year. On the latest episode of "The Orange Zone Podcast," Tommy Sladek and Samantha Croston discuss the troops' first-round win over Team Gibson (01:57-06:28) and just how exciting 'The Basketball Tournament' is thanks in large part to the 'Elam Ending' (06:28-10:22). As the Orange of the past hit th...

After a two-week hiatus your go-to team for all things Syracuse Orange is back from vacation and better than ever! On the latest edition of "The Orange Zone Podcast" Tommy Sladek and Samantha Croston review the resolution reached between Syracuse University and Orange football's next man up in the backfield, LeQuint Allen (03:46-07:30). On the hardwood a standout from SU's women's basketball team...

A sophomore season in jeopardy for one of the rising stars in the Syracuse Orange football program. On the latest episode of "The Orange Zone Podcast," Tommy Sladek and Samantha Croston dive into the legal battle between Syracuse University and the young man projected to lead the Orange running game come the fall (00:29-13:27). On the flip side the football team has high hopes for future recruitin...

They may be called the dog days of summer, but what happens in the offseason can have major ramifications for a team or programs chances come the playing season. On the latest episode of "The Orange Zone Podcast" Tommy Sladek and Samantha Croston discuss the ripple effects that longtime West Virginia head men's basketball coach Bob Huggins resignation means for one of his key offseason additions i...

When it comes to the summer months there's not a ton to talk about in the world of collegiate athletics. So, naturally it's a perfect time to look way ahead. On the latest episode of "The Orange Zone Podcast" Tommy Sladek and Samantha Croston dive into the 2022 Syracuse football schedule, breaking down everything from the slate of opponents, to the position of the bye week, and even potential upse...

The 2022-2023 collegiate athletics season is over...well at least it's as close to over as it can be. On the latest episode of "The Orange Zone Podcast," Tommy Sladek, Samantha Croston discuss the news that men's basketball standout Judah Mintz will return to the Orange for his sophomore season (04:45-09:13). They then take a look back on the year in Cuse athletics as a whole and do their best to...

Tommy Sladek, Samantha Croston and Brendon Hodges recap Syracuse women's lacrosse team's loss to Boston College on this week's episode of The Orange Zone Podcast. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

After a long season, Syracuse women's lacrosse is among the four teams left standing and is just two wins away from reaching the summit of collegiate women's lacrosse. On the latest episode of "The Orange Zone Podcast", Tommy Sladek and Samantha Croston have some big news to share and gratitude to dish out for anyone and everyone who's been a part of the show's journey so far, culminating in an ho...

On this episode of the Orange Zone, Tommy Sladek, Samantha Croston and Rachel Culver talk about Le Moyne's big move to Division I, and the NCAA rule that prohibits student-athletes from playing in NCAA tournaments for four years during the reclassifying period. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We're coming down the home stretch of the Syracuse University athletics calendar and the final destination for names know well around Orange athletics are becoming clear. On this episode of "The Orange Zone Podcast," Tommy Sladek and Samantha Croston discuss Syracuse women's lacrosse receiving the second overall seed in the upcoming NCAA Tournament and why it may have been the best-case scenario....

On this week's episode of The Orange Zone with Tommy Sladek and Samantha Croston, the team discusses which Syracuse players heard their name called during the NFL Draft (00:00-23:45), the upcoming selection show for the Syracuse Women's Lacrosse team (23:46-36:45), and the end of the season for Syracuse Men's Lacrosse (36:46-41:35). See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Pr...

Tough tests and tough choices. Two things that can define an individual or a collective to aspire to something greater. On the latest episode of "The Orange Zone Podcast", Tommy Sladek and Samantha Croston break down Syracuse women's lacrosse's ACC quarterfinal win over Virginia Tech and what it says about the team's chances at standing above all others with an ACC tournament title. The team then...

A pair of losses have both Syracuse lacrosse programs looking to bounce back, but for two very different reasons. On the latest episode of "The Orange Zone Podcast", Tommy Sladek and Samantha Croston discuss the SU women's first and only loss of the regular season and where it leaves them ahead of both the ACC Tournament and NCAA Tournament (02:29-11:19). Meanwhile the men may need to win their fi...

It's about that time when hundreds of the world's best athletes fulfill a lifelong dream, and among them are some of the young men you watched play in the Syracuse Orange. It's NFL Draft talk on this episode of "The Orange Zone Podcast" with Tommy Sladek welcoming Producer Brendon to the table to discuss where they think names like Sean Tucker, Matthew Bergeron, Garrett Williams and others will be...

In the ever changing world of sports rosters change minute-to-minute, day-to-day and year-to-year. Syracuse basketball fans saw that firsthand this week. On the latest episode of "The Orange Zone Podcast" Tommy Sladek, Samantha Croston and Producer Brendon discuss the Jesse Edwards committing to the West Virginia Mountaineers for his final college season (00:28-05:53) and the second addition made...

In this episode of the Orange Zone, Tommy Sladek and Samantha Croston discuss Jesse Edwards entering the transfer portal (00:00-9:06), the future of college basketball with NIL deals (9:07-27:23), and a preview of the Syracuse Lacrosse weekend slate (27:24-29:12). #JesseEdwards #transferportal #NIL #Syracuse #Syracusebasketball #Syracuselacrosse See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and...

The weather's getting warmer and the buzz around Syracuse lacrosse is heating up along with it. On the latest episode of "The Orange Zone Podcast" Tommy Sladek, Samantha Croston and Producer Brendon cover a bit of breaking news in the world of NIL before focusing on the athletes themselves. Syracuse men's lacrosse is back in the Top 20 after their first ranked win of the season, but how much more...