First win on the board for Syracuse, and that means a well-earned shower for Fran Brown. Much to the fandom’s joy, Saturday afternoon saw Fran Brown’s Syracuse paint the JMA Wireless Dome orange, as ‘Cuse clinched the victory with 27-20. A hearty cause for celebration, right? A crisp close win, that was what it was, and the head coach was not pleased. A tough call. With barely 48 seconds left in the game, Steve Angeli went in for a 53-yard touchdown to take a 20-17 lead. UConn tied the game with one second left, and the stakes hit the roof. Syracuse scored a 6-yard Justus Ross-Simmons TD pass from Steve Angeli in overtime.

Syracuse’s defensive unit held UConn out of the end zone. With the final two plays- back-to-back pass breakups from LB Antoine Deslauriers , Syracuse finally wo

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