In a chance to make a statement, Syracuse Orange football instead stuck with the status quo.
A combination of bad execution, penalties, poor clock management, and just awful luck set SU back too far to recover from, as Dabo Swinney’s Tigers picked up a 31-14 win over the home squad today.
Clemson won the coin toss and deferred to the Orange, but it didn’t take long for them to get the ball back. Garrett Shrader scrambled forward for a huge gain, akin to many of his big plays at Purdue two weeks ago. However, Shrader refused to slide and tried to fight through contact, and he instead coughed up the ball.