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Syracuse Football Player Rankings (Week 7)

By Josh Peelman

Oct 15, 2016; Syracuse, NY, USA; Syracuse Orange players celebrate a victory over the Virginia Tech Hokies at the Carrier Dome. Syracuse won 31-17. Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 15, 2016; Syracuse, NY, USA; Syracuse Orange players celebrate a victory over the Virginia Tech Hokies at the Carrier Dome. Syracuse won 31-17. Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports /
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Hate to say it, but our special teams unit has been on of the best units Syracuse Football puts out each week. At kicker, Cole Murphy made a career long 51-yard field goal this week.

Kicker Cole Murphy (48) Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports
Kicker Cole Murphy (48). Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports /

Yeah, he also missed a 53 yarder, but that was more due to being partially blocked. (I could also mention mention that it was that long because of Mahoney’s unawareness again, but that would be beating a dead horse.)

Meanwhile , Sterling Hofrichter continues to excel punting the ball at a clip of about 50 yards a kick. Many times in the Virginia Tech game the punt returner had to back up a great deal, leading to some nice tackles for our special teams unit. That gave us an advantage throughout the game as the Orange often had decent field position if Tech went three and out. As a thanks to their efforts they sit near the middle of our rankings.

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