In this latest dose of Syracuse Orange sports news, we start with a national issue that will affect 'Cuse programs and their peers around the country.
In recent months, the NCAA and its major conferences have worked to forge an agreement to settle various antitrust legal cases at the federal level. As part of that settlement, in the future, teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference and elsewhere will be able to directly pay players for the first time in the history of collegiate athletics.
Not too long ago, Ross Dellenger of Yahoo Sports reported that in the first year of revenue-sharing with athletes, the 2025-26 sports season, "schools are to operate under a *projected* cap of $20.5 million." Dellenger cited a memo that he obtained for this $20.5 million figure.
The power conferences this week sent to their members the initial cap number for Year 1 of athlete revenue sharing, per a memo obtained by @YahooSports.
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) November 2, 2024
For the 2025-26 sports year (starting July 1), schools are to operate under a *projected* cap of $20.5 million, the memo says
In his recent post on X, Dellenger also wrote in this thread, "Schools are permitted to distribute the $20.5 million to their athletes however they see fit, but many plan to use the House settlement back-damage formula for the distribution: 90%+ to football & men’s basketball."
I get why a lot of this revenue-sharing is expected to go to football and men's basketball, but I sincerely hope that the Syracuse Orange and its peers direct revenue to other sports as well.
More Syracuse Orange sports news to review.
Syracuse women's basketball eyes 2-0 start
The Orange is set to host non-conference foe Saint Joseph's this Sunday, Nov. 10, at the JMA Wireless Dome. The tip-off is scheduled for 2 pm, with live-streaming coverage on the ACC Network Extra.
In the 2024-25 season opener for the 'Cuse, this past Tuesday night on the Hill, Syracuse women's basketball hit the century mark in defeating fellow Empire State foe Niagara, 108-84. In that triumph, six Orange players reached double-figures in scoring.
Adrian Autry's weekly radio show will begin soon
The 2024-25 AmeriCU Adrian Autry Radio Show, which will air most weeks throughout the Syracuse basketball season that just got underway, will begin on Thursday, Nov. 14, at 7 pm, per SU Athletics. Matt Park, the long-time 'Cuse play-by-play announcer, and Orange head coach Autry will co-host this show from the Carrabba's Italian Grill in Fayetteville, N.Y. More details about how fans can participate, and the schedule for the radio show, are found in this cuse.com press statement.
Recent results from other SU sports squads
Last Saturday, the Syracuse women's rowing team finished its fall season at the Cornell Fall Classic in Ithaca, N.Y. The same goes for the SU men's rowing team, which also wrapped up its fall term in Ithaca. You can find out more specifics on this event via cuse.com.
Syracuse women's soccer recently saw its 2024 season come to a close, as the Orange lost at Boston College, 3-1. The 'Cuse finished up this fall at 6-10-2 overall and 0-9-1 in Atlantic Coast Conference play.
At the recent ACC Championships, Syracuse men's cross country placed fifth, while 'Cuse women's cross country took eighth. Between the two programs, five members of the Orange secured All-ACC honors, according to SU Athletics. Next up is the NCAA Northeast Regional in Hopkinton, N.H., on Friday, Nov. 15.
Syracuse women's tennis performed well at the recent UB Indoor Invite, an event held in Buffalo, N.Y. Earlier this week, both Syracuse field hockey and Syracuse men's soccer fell in their respective ACC Championships.
Syracuse women's lacrosse senior Olivia Adamson and several former Orange players have been selected to the U.S. Lacrosse senior national team to compete at the IWLCA Presidents Cup from November 22 to November 24 in Florida.