Syracuse football: first down offense vs Virginia

Photo by Bryan Bennett/Getty ImagesThe 2022 Syracuse Orange offense finally hit a rough patch last Friday night against the Virginia Cavaliers.

Before we review the first down plays, I’ll apologize to those who I felt unfairly complained about the Orange running up the middle without success. Watching the game I felt like the play-calling was balanced, but going back through showed that Syracuse really got conservative in the second half and it almost cost them the game.

First down offense vs Virginia

Run or Pass- 1H Yards Run or Pass- 2H Yards Pass (Gadsden) 11 Run (Tucker) 1 Pass (Gadsden) 18 Run (Tucker) 1 Run (Tucker) 4 Run (Shrader) 0 Run (Tucker) 4 (Fumble) Run (Jackson) 4 Pass…