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Syracuse Football: Uconn Huskies Game Preview

By Josh Peelman

Sep 12, 2015; Syracuse, NY, USA; Syracuse Orange quarterback Eric Dungey (2) warms up prior to the game against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons at the Carrier Dome. Syracuse won 30-17. Mandatory Credit: Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 12, 2015; Syracuse, NY, USA; Syracuse Orange quarterback Eric Dungey (2) warms up prior to the game against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons at the Carrier Dome. Syracuse won 30-17. Mandatory Credit: Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports /
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3.) Stop the Run

If there’s one thing the Huskies like to do its running the ball. They’ve run the ball 124 times

Bryant Shiereffs is no Lamar Jackson seen here hurdling Syrcause defenders. Mandatory Credit: Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports
Uconn Quarterback Bryant Shirreffs is no Lamar Jackson seen here hurdling Syracuse defenders. Mandatory Credit: Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports /

this season and only passed 73 times. That’s almost double the amount of snaps being handed to a rusher.

When the Huskies can’t pass they’ve relied a lot on their starting QB Bryant Shirreffs to run. Luckily for Syracuse, Shirreffs is no Quinton Flowers or Heisman front-runner Lamar Jackson. He does lead the team in carries with 53 though, but only has 160 yards and 1 touchdown to pair with that. In comparison,  Jackson has 464 yards on 49 carries and 10 touchdowns.

The next best rusher behind the quarterback is running back Arkeel Newsome, whom Connecticut Football’s Twitter page says needs to get more carries this week.

Newsome has not done much with what he’s been given gaining 130 yards on 37 carries and 1 touchdown in three games. He is only averaging 3.5 yards per carry, but has the ability to turn anything into big run if given the room. Syracuse’s defensive line needs to stop the run in either case so the secondary won’t have to.

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