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Syracuse Football Practice: Rappelling, Jousting & Other Football-Related Activities

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Some might say that rappelling down a 45-foot wall serves no purpose for a football team but I say that rappelling down a 45-foot wall gives the team the experience needed to make a stunning field introduction when they rappel from the Carrier Dome roof to Ernie Davis Legends Field before the start of each game. Imagine how psyched you'll be...

Video: Syracuse QB Zack Mahoney and C Rob Trudo are the first two to rappel down the 45-foot wall: pic.twitter.com/HgIcu0KTwx

— Stephen Bailey (@Stephen_Bailey1) August 19, 2015

You can see more photos of the drill here.