The Daily Orange · Sep 28, 2025
How a 2nd-quarter targeting review doomed Syracuse against Duke
Syracuse’s chances against Duke took a major hit after a second-quarter targeting review on a 19-yard completion to Johntay Cook.Get the latest Syracuse news delivered right to your inbox. Subscribe to our sports newsletter here.
Syracuse football fared about as well against Duke as it did in the replay booth on Saturday.
On a second-and-20 play with 12:49 left in the second quarter and the Orange trailing 10-3, Johntay Cook was being gang-tackled by three Blue Devils when a fourth player — linebacker Jaiden Francois — charged toward him and gradually lowered the crown of his helmet.