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The relatively undersized Titan defense played big all game long — forcing Bingham into five turnovers and holding it to just 115 yards rushing.
“These kids just stay in their lanes — it’s nothing fancy, they know where they’re going, they know their gaps and they know their assignments inside and out,” said Jones about his defensive front. “Dayne Faerber does an awesome job with that defense — he gets them cranked up and gets them going.”
With the victory, Syracuse advances to the state finals where it will likely be considered the underdog yet again. It's a role the players are used to and something they know they can overcome.
“I’ve never seen such a group of kids be as resilient as these kids are,” said Jones. “We got some good breaks, but our kids don’t know how to quit. They’ve bought into everything we’ve said and just stepped up to make plays, didn’t keep their heads down and got it done. They simply know how to get it done.”
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'Cuse was actually without 4 starters for this game. Kavika Fonua was injured in practice on Tuesday. Syracuse was playing with only one starter in the secondary. Props to Kole Tracy on a stellar performance. It looks like Jordan is not the only More..
Don't underestimate Syracuse, they play hard and are tough to run the ball on. Of course Alta put up 450 yards on them, just couldn't hang onto the ball, but Cuse shut down Bingham except for two long pass plays.
I don't expect More..
How can you even try to compare the two QB's? The Jordan kid has already started for two seasons and your kid has played in one game. He did a great job, don't get me wrong, but to compare the two, I don't think so. Anyway, we will More..