After a nice win over the UConn Huskies, it wouldn’t surprise anyone to see a Syracuse Orange player or two among today’s ACC player of the week honors. Lo and behold, we get one. It’s just not the one we thought...
Obviously, congratulations to Zaire Franklin first and foremost. An SU defender being recognized for the second straight week -- Daivon Ellison was honored after the USF game — is a good sign of improvement for the group (and one we discussed a bit after the win on Saturday). Franklin was a key part of that defensive effort against the Huskies, which the ACC summarizes in their release:
“Franklin made a career-high 14 tackles, including a season-best 2.