Syracuse Orange News: 4-star QB recruit may visit SU, field hockey with a top-15 win

Here is your latest round-up of Syracuse Orange sports news.

Keep an eye on 2027 four-star quarterback Keegan Croucher from Connecticut as a possible visit candidate to Syracuse football. The 6-foot-4, 200-pound Croucher, within his class, is rated by 247Sports as four stars, No. 53 overall, No. 6 at quarterback and No. 1 in Connecticut.

According to recruiting services, his sole scholarship offer to date is from Big Ten Conference member Indiana, but I expect that to change, as various high-major programs are showing an interest in Croucher, including the Orange.

Ryan O'Bleness, a Rivals.com national analyst, writes in a recent article: "Several other programs are in communication with Croucher, however. He made a trip to Boston College last weekend, and plans to be at Michigan's home game versus Northwestern on Nov. 23. He is also planning potential trips to Penn State and Syracuse."

As a freshman in the 2023 season, Croucher played at a high level for Fonda-Fultonville High School in Fonda, N.Y., completing 63 percent of his passes for 2,957 yards and 31 touchdowns, per O'Bleness.

Croucher, for his sophomore year, is suiting up for the Cheshire Academy in Cheshire, Conn.

More Syracuse Orange sports news to go over.

Syracuse field hockey with another impressive win
It was quite the weekend for the No. 15 Orange, as the 'Cuse notched two home victories over top-20 foes. On Friday afternoon, Syracuse field hockey defeated No. 16 Louisville, 2-1.

Then, on Sunday afternoon, the Orange got a fourth-quarter goal from graduate student Bo van Kempen to squeak past No. 14 Princeton, 2-1. Up next, the 'Cuse (8-3, 2-2 in the ACC) will host Stanford this Friday, Oct. 11, beginning at 4 pm and with live streaming coverage on the ACC Network Extra.

Syracuse volleyball falls to No. 1 team
On Sunday, at home, the Orange lost to No. 1 and undefeated Pittsburgh in three sets. Up next, the 'Cuse (12-4, 0-4 in the ACC) will head out west for two Atlantic Coast Conference contests, both of which will be aired on the ACC Network Extra.

Syracuse volleyball will face No. 5 Stanford on October 11 and then California on October 12, with each match scheduled to start at 10 pm.

Syracuse football commit gets a ratings bump
According to 247Sports national scouting analyst Hudson Standish, Orange 2025 verbal pledge Rayshon Andrews has received a rankings bump "to a high three-star 87 rating."

The 6-foot-4, 185-pound Andrews, a cornerback/wide receiver, is a senior at the Avon Old Farms School in Avon, Conn. He verbally committed to Syracuse football in mid-June of this year.

Standish writes in part that "Andrews is a lengthy back five defender with positional versatility and a credentialed track and field resume." Within the 2025 cycle, 247Sports places him as the No. 66 cornerback and the No. 8 prospect coming out of Connecticut.