Syracuse Football Report Card over Central Michigan
By Andrew Carey
The running game is alive for the Syracuse football team. It only took three weeks to get there, ITLH breaks it all down.
Syracuse football took care of business this past Saturday against Central Michigan by a score of 41-17. SU got off to a slow start as Central Michigan’s defense gave the Orange offense fits. The Orange turned up the attack in the second quarter thanks to some big plays by the defense and the offense’s emergence of a run game.
One of the key plays of the game came in the second quarter courtesy of Syracuse cornerback Chris Fredrick. Fredrick undercut a route and came up with the second interception off of Central Michigan quarterback Shane Morris. The Syracuse offense would later cash in scoring a touchdown and seizing all momentum, taking a seven point lead heading into the locker room.
The Syracuse offense had a nice balanced day passing for 279 yards and rushing for 300 yards. That is the largest rushing total for Syracuse under head coach Dino Babers, if Syracuse can run the ball well the remainder of the season watch out.
On the defensive side of the ball Syracuse forced three turnovers. Fredrick came up with a big interception as mentioned above, while strong safety Evan Foster made a huge play as he returned one interception for six, knotting up the score in the second quarter.
In this post we will not only break down who played well, but we will also look at the Syracuse players that underperformed. We will keep in mind who will need to be better if Syracuse wants any chance next weekend against LSU.