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Defense saves Syracuse in 24-21 victory over Liberty

I counted at least 20 NFL teams in attendance for the Syracuse Orange game against Liberty. Most of them were there to see Malik Willis, the star quarterback of the Flames.

What they got was a Syracuse defense that lived in the backfield and made incredible plays to lead the Orange to a 24-21 victory over Liberty.

We’ll get to the much-discussed about quarterback decision for SU later, but we need to give the ‘Cuse defense its due. Tony White’s men sacked Willis six times, held him to a net gain of 49 yards, stopped him at the goal line on fourth down, and forced a fumble to stifle the electric quarterback’s game.