Last season, the Syracuse Orange lost three consecutive games by a total of 9 points due to conservative decision making, self inflected mistakes on the field, and obad breaks that led to exhausted defenses in key situations. In the top 20 clash between the No. 18 Orange and the No. 15 NC State Wolfpack, those themes were front and center.
However, the magic of the families of the 44 fraternity and another 49K, changed something for Syracuse, as a Sean Tucker run in the 4th quarter iced the game and an Orange 24-9 victory.