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‘We just got punked’: Syracuse allows 235 rushing yards in blowout loss to Duke

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Fran Brown doesn’t pull any punches. When something goes wrong and his team fails to execute, Brown doesn’t beat around the bush. He feels a responsibility to keep his players accountable so the standard at Syracuse remains high.

So when discussing SU’s porous run defense against Duke Saturday, Brown got right to the point.

“We just got punked,” Brown said postgame. “It shouldn’t look like that. It’s not good. It’s not how it’s supposed to be, but we have to make sure that we use our shoulder pads.