For the first time in the 2022 season, the Syracuse Orange played under the “Friday Night Lights” of the Dome as they hosted the Virginia Cavaliers for game two of a four game homestand. From the first quarter this one was a game you knew you’d remember, for all the wrong reasons. Thankfully for the Orange they were able to hold on and defeat the Cavaliers by a final of 22-20.
After a 57-yard Trebor Pena return to start of the game, the Orange took over on the Virginia 41 yard line. First drive of the game, the Orange started in 10 personnel with only Tucker in the backfield, hit Orange Gadsden over the middle two times to march into the red zone and ultimately score on a Shrader 17 yard scramble out of a coverage play, opening the scoring and allowing Andre Szmyt to open his account for the day giving the Orange a 7-0 lead.