Syracuse Sports

Brent Axe recaps Syracuse basketball's 80-50 win over Drexel in Philadelphia.  SU went to halftime with just a 5-point lead over Drexel (37-32) and was out-rebounded 19-9 in the first half, but dropped the hammer on the Dragons in the 2nd half, out-scoring Drexel 43-18 and out-rebounding the Dragons 27-20.  Brent also examines what Coach Red Autry should do when JJ Starling returns to the lineup with Kiyan Anthony playing so well in his absence and discusses SU's renewed commitment to defense and how much more watchable and fun the Orange have been so far this season compared to last.  The conversation on Syracuse Sports and our live Syracuse football and basketball postgame shows is always shaped by terrific insight from Syracuse Sports Insiders.  Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today!  Sign up here to get your voice heard on the SU football postgame show and have direct text message access to Brent Axe anytime.  https://joinsubtext.com/syracusesports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Syracuse football's 2025 season is officially a wash with a losing record guaranteed and no bowl game awaiting the Orange for the first time since 2021.  It's time to look to the future and three guests join Brent Axe on the latest episode of Syracuse Sports to do so.  Marcus Benjamin of Rivals updates Axe on WR Calvin Russell and Safety Tedarius Hughes, two of SU's biggest Class of 2026 commits from Miami, and why SU has had success in the fertile recruiting grounds of Florida.  Chris Carlson of syracuse.com then tells Axe about his conversation with SU 4-star commit DE Kamron Wilson and how he's trying to assure SU fans that he and some of SU's biggest commits will remain loyal to Fran Brown and the Orange and won't flip elsewhere. Brent and Chris also discuss how Syracuse is going to need to adjust its transfer portal strategy  Finally, Mike McAllister of 247 Sports updates Axe on how SU will close out one of its highest-rated recruiting classes in years, why Fran Brown has been touting that class and if there are any recruiting commits for Syracuse to flip or that could be flipped from Syracuse to another school. Moonlight, Sunshine and Rain" provided by Mike Powell.  https://www.youtube.com/@UCGFwLuGZzkIo6vKxg8kw6Zw  The conversation on Syracuse Sports and our live Syracuse football and basketball postgame shows is always shaped by terrific insight from Syracuse Sports Insiders.  Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today!  Sign up here to get your voice heard on the SU football postgame show and have direct text message access to Brent Axe anytime.  https://joinsubtext.com/syracusesports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brent Axe recaps Syracuse basketball's win over Delaware State and SU football's blowout loss to Miami on a live edition of Syracuse Sports.  The Orange basketball team crushed Delaware State 83-43 on Saturday. Axe discusses how Kiyan Anthony stepped in seamlessly to the starting lineup, the needed dynamic William Kyle III brings to the floor, SU's renewed focus on defense. You'll also hear from Kiyan Anthony, Naithan George and William Kyle.  Football was a different story as Syracuse got blasted by Miami 38-10. Javon Edmonds and Axe discuss what went wrong at Miami after the game was close in the first half, the growing youth movement on the Orange roster and what to expect in the next two games after the Orange's upcoming bye week.  The conversation on Syracuse Sports and the Syracuse football and basketball postgame show is always shaped by terrific insight from Syracuse Sports Insiders.  Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today! Sign up here to get your voice heard on the SU football postgame show and have direct text message access to Brent Axe anytime. https://joinsubtext.com/syracusesports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The latest episode of Syracuse Sports is an "Axe Brent Anything!" episode where Syracuse Sports Insiders take over the show and ask Brent questions about SU sports, food, beer, music, movies and more! Brent answers questions about his first movie crush, picks an all-time SU team he's always wanted to put together, discusses what inspired him to get into media, what his dream car would be and much more! Do you want your original music featured on Syracuse Sports? Email Brent at baxe@syracuse.com to find out how. The conversation on Syracuse Sports and our live Syracuse football and basketball postgame shows is always shaped by terrific insight from Syracuse Sports Insiders.  Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today!  Sign up here to get your voice heard on the SU football postgame show and have direct text message access to Brent Axe anytime.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brent Axe recap's Syracuse basketball's 85-47 win over Binghamton in the 2025-26 season opener. The Orange brought some fun back to the JMA Dome with some up-and-down play, lots of dunks, great defense and a total of five players in double figures.  Axe discusses Kiyan Anthony's impressive debut and the three-level scoring he brings to the table. Donnie Freeman's return with 20 points and the noticeable difference between the first game this season vs. a nail-biter against Le Moyne last year.  Axe also updates JJ Starling's injury (Starling left Monday's game with a leg injury) plus you'll hear from SU head coach Adrian Autry, Freeman and Anthony.  The conversation on Syracuse Sports and the Syracuse football postgame show is always shaped by terrific insight from Syracuse Sports Insiders.  Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today! Sign up here to get your voice heard on the SU football postgame show and have direct text message access to Brent Axe anytime. https://joinsubtext.com/syracusesports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brent Axe and Javon Edmonds recap Syracuse football's 27-10 loss to North Carolina at the JMA Dome on Halloween night. Syracuse just cannot find any answers at quarterback as Rickie Collins was benched for Joe Filardi, who was 4-of-18 for 39 yards against the Tar Heels, and Luke Carney who didn't have a pass attempt. Axe and Edmonds discuss the strange hesitancy of SU to allow Luke Carney to throw the ball, what offensive veterans must be thinking with an offense stuck in neutral and the continued tackling issues and breakdowns on defense. The conversation on Syracuse Sports and the Syracuse football postgame show is always shaped by terrific insight from Syracuse Sports Insiders. Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today! Sign up here to get your voice heard on the SU football postgame show and have direct text message access to Brent Axe anytime. https://joinsubtext.com/syracusesports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the latest episode of Syracuse Sports, Brent Axe offers an opening commentary on the first two SU basketball exhibition games and the impending quarterback shuffle Fran Brown is about to play with Orange football.  Then Axe chats with Joe Giglio of the "Ovies and Giglio Podcast" about the Bill Belichick experiment at North Carolina and to preview the Syracuse-UNC game at the JMA Dome on Friday night.  Music provided by Rumble Strip https://www.youtube.com/@UCJ3LCvPiy9YUP-SJntMs_9g  Would you like your music featured on Syracuse Sports? Email Brent at baxe@syracuse.com to find out home.  The conversation on Syracuse Sports and the Syracuse football postgame show is always shaped by terrific insight from Syracuse Sports Insiders.  Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today! Sign up here to get your voice heard on the SU football postgame show and have direct text message access to Brent Axe anytime. https://joinsubtext.com/syracusesports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the latest episode of Syracuse Sports, former Orange great, TV commentator, podcaster and community advocate Eric Devendorf previews the upcoming 2025-26 Syracuse men's basketball season with Brent Axe. Devo tells Brent what he has seen in practice and exhibition play so far, how this team will allow Adrian Autry to coach the way he wants and where the noticeable upgrades are on the roster.  Brent then has some fun with Syracuse Sports Insiders Stan, Brian and Matt to guess some over/unders on the Orange for upcoming season including SU's win total (20), JJ Starling's scoring average (17.8 ppg) and a few more intriguing numbers.  Music provided by Gypsy Nights. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-rs-yA8xYc&start_radio=1 Would you like your music featured on Syracuse Sports? Email Brent at baxe@syracuse.com to find out home.  The conversation on Syracuse Sports and the Syracuse football postgame show is always shaped by terrific insight from Syracuse Sports Insiders.  Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today! Sign up here to get your voice heard on the SU football postgame show and have direct text message access to Brent Axe anytime. https://joinsubtext.com/syracusesports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brent Axe and Javon Edmonds break down Syracuse football's 41-16 loss to Georgia Tech in Atlanta.  Will SU fans hang in there for the last four games of the season or just move on to basketball? Brent and Javon discuss how SU  had its chances early in the game with the ball on the 1-yard line off a Georgia Tech fumble and some other Yellow Jackets mistakes but just couldn't take advantage.  While QB Rickie Collins did not throw any interceptions and showed improved use of his legs, he still failed to some any kind of consistency in generating offense when SU needed it. Is he truly the only option in the SU QB room?  Axe and Edmonds also discuss the Orange defense taking a big step back after showing a new attitude in the prior 2 games in allowing GT QB Haynes King to throw for over 300 yards with 5 touchdowns (3 passing, 2 rushing).  The conversation on Syracuse Sports and the Syracuse football postgame show is always shaped by terrific insight from Syracuse Sports Insiders.  Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today! Sign up here to get your voice heard on the SU football postgame show and have direct text message access to Brent Axe anytime. https://joinsubtext.com/syracusesports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the latest episode of Syracuse Sports, Brent Axe discusses how the Syracuse football season has entered a weird space where there is five games to go in 2025, but all attention already seems to be shifting to next year if SU can't get its QB situation straightened out.  That noted, there are still games to be played this year and the Orange have a trip to No.7 Georgia Tech on Saturday on tap. Chad Bishop of the Atlanta-Journal Constitution joins Brent to discuss how Brent Key has built the Yellow Jackets into an ACC contender, how QB Haynes King has been the MVP of the ACC this season and if Georgia Tech has any weak points SU can attack.  Bishop also tells Axe what Syracuse basketball is getting in new point guard Naithan George, who transferred to the Orange from Georgia Tech.  Music provided by Ginger Slim.  Would like your original music or know of a great band we should feature on Syracuse Sports? Drop Brent an email at baxe@syracuse.com The conversation on Syracuse Sports and the Syracuse football postgame show is always shaped by terrific insight from Syracuse Sports Insiders.  Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today! Sign up here to get your voice heard on the SU football postgame show and have direct text message access to Brent Axe anytime. https://joinsubtext.com/syracusesports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brent Axe and Chris Carlson recap Syracuse football's 30-13 loss to Pittsburgh at the JMA Dome  Brent and Chris discuss the QB shuffle SU played with Rickie Collins and Luke Carney and how the struggles at the QB position and SU's inability to run a functional offense were costly against Pitt and will be going forward.  Will fans hang around for five more games in what is looking more and more like a developmental season for the Orange, now 3-4 with five games to go?  Brent and Chris also discuss Fran Brown's honest admission of "one of the worst things that I’ve done" and how a terrific effort by the SU defense was wasted against Pitt.  The conversation on Syracuse Sports and the Syracuse football postgame show is always shaped by terrific insight from Syracuse Sports Insiders.  Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today! Sign up here to get your voice heard on the SU football postgame show and have direct text message access to Brent Axe anytime. https://joinsubtext.com/syracusesports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the latest episode of Syracuse Sports presented by Crouse Health, Brent Axe brings you the best things he heard at Syracuse basketball media day and talks SU football with former RB Damien Rhodes.  You'll hear what Adrian Autry, Kiyan Anthony, Sadiq White, JJ Starling, Donnie Freeman, Naithan George, William Kyle III and more have to say about the upcoming Syracuse basketball season.  Then Brent and Damien discuss where Orange football is at the midway point of the season and what Fran Brown's team needs to do to stay on track for a bowl game. Rhodes also gives his take on how Orange QB Rickie Collins can improve and get comfortable in SU's offense, what the running backs are doing right and wrong and how a defense ranked 129th in the country can tighten its belt.   Music provided by Mimicking Mars.  YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@UCDRqGO-6bRlaMmfOtn9vpJQ  Would like your original music or know of a great band we should feature on Syracuse Sports? Drop Brent an email at baxe@syracuse.com The conversation on Syracuse Sports and the Syracuse football postgame show is always shaped by terrific insight from Syracuse Sports Insiders.  Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today! Sign up here to get your voice heard on the SU football postgame show and have direct text message access to Brent Axe anytime. https://joinsubtext.com/syracusesports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Syracuse football head coach Fran Brown is sticking with Rickie Collins as his starting quarterback out of the Orange's bye week against Pittsburgh.  Can Collins improve from generating nearly 19 points fewer against Power-Four competition for the Orange offense?  According to Pro Football Focus, Collins has a turnover-worthy play percentage of 7.5 percent this season, which means that 7.5 percent of his drop backs this season have resulted in plays were likely to end in a turnover. That is the worst rate in the country among quarterbacks who have at least 100 drop backs this season. Despite playing in just four games and only starting two, Collins is tied for 19th in the country with five interceptions, according to PFF. Brent Axe discusses that and how Fran Brown handled a question about his name coming up for bigger jobs (in this case Penn State) at a recent press conference.  Axe also chats with Chris Peak from Panther Lair to get a preview of the Pitt Panthers squad that comes to the JMA Dome on Saturday. Peak discusses how the Panthers made a significant quarterback change and how it has changed the trajectory of its season, the SU-Pitt series and what (if anything) SU can exploit in a matchup they come into as 10.5-point underdogs.  Music provided by Rumble Strip https://www.youtube.com/@UCJ3LCvPiy9YUP-SJntMs_9g  Soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/rumble_strip/it-could-always-be-worse Would like your original music or know of a great band we should feature on Syracuse Sports? Drop Brent an email at baxe@syracuse.com The conversation on Syracuse Sports and the Syracuse football postgame show is always shaped by terrific insight from Syracuse Sports Insiders.  Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today! Sign up here to get your voice heard on the SU football postgame show and have direct text message access to Brent Axe anytime. https://joinsubtext.com/syracusesports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Noah Eagle has rapidly ascended to a position as one of America's best play-by-play broadcasters. Eagle, 28, has broadcasted from the Olympics, called a Super Bowl for Nickelodeon, served as the play-by-play voice of the Los Angeles Clippers and Brooklyn Nets and calls Big Ten Football for NBC Sports.  Eagle, a 2019 graduate of Syracuse University is about to step into one of the biggest gigs of his career as a primary play-by-play voice for the NBA on NBC.  Eagle and Brent Axe discussed the task of mixing nostalgia (we all remember that NBC 'Roundball Rock' theme song!) with the current bells and whistles available in modern broadcasting.  Axe and Eagle also discuss what role Carmelo Anthony will play on NBC's NBA coverage, the lessons he took from Mike Tirico that he'll now get to employ along with Tirico on NBC, if calling Big 10 college football still feels like college sports in the NIL/transfer portal era and some 2025-26 NBA storylines. Music provided by Max Scialdone https://www.youtube.com/ ⁨@maxscialdone4572⁩    Would like your original music or know of a great band we should feature on Syracuse Sports? Drop Brent an email at baxe@syracuse.com The conversation on Syracuse Sports and the Syracuse football postgame show is always shaped by terrific insight from Syracuse Sports Insiders.  Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today! Sign up here to get your voice heard on the SU football postgame show and have direct text message access to Brent Axe anytime. https://joinsubtext.com/syracusesports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rickie Collins or Luke Carney at quarterback? How will head coach Fran Brown and defensive coordinator Elijah Robinson fix the 124th-rated defense in college football. Is there still a path for Syracuse football to make a bowl game?  On the latest episode of Syracuse Sports, Brent Axe, Chris Carlson and Javon Edmonds tackle those questions and more as they examine SU football's 2025 season at its bye week and midway point.  Music provided by Nate Gross Band. YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/@UCtQrXHf_kHdnN1wWdDBv_-Q  Would like your original music or know of a great band we should feature on Syracuse Sports? Drop Brent an email at baxe@syracuse.com The conversation on Syracuse Sports and the Syracuse football postgame show is always shaped by terrific insight from Syracuse Sports Insiders.  Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today! Sign up here to get your voice heard on the SU football postgame show and have direct text message access to Brent Axe anytime. https://joinsubtext.com/syracusesports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brent Axe breaks down Syracuse football's 31-18 loss at SMU on Saturday afternoon on SU football postgame presented by Crouse Health.  Chris Carlson joins Brent live from Gerald J. Ford Stadium in Dallas to discuss the big question: Can Syracuse football ride out Rickie Collins' growing pains this season? Collins struggled again in his second start, finishing 22-of-45 for 279 yards with a touchdown and three interceptions.  With the bye week coming up, will Luke Carney get an opportunity to work his way into first-team reps or will Fran Brown stick it out with Collins? Brent and Chris also discuss Brown's 4th-down decision making against SMU and Chris gives a report about what was said in the locker room after the game, including what Brown didn't like from both of his coordinators against SMU.  The conversation on Syracuse Sports and the Syracuse football postgame show is always shaped by terrific insight from Syracuse Sports Insiders.  Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today! Sign up here to get your voice heard on the SU football postgame show and have direct text message access to Brent Axe anytime. https://joinsubtext.com/syracusesports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rickie Collins is entering week 2 as the starting quarterback of the Syracuse football team while the rest of the Orange are entering week 6 of its 2025 season.  Time is not on Collins' side but as Brent Axe discusses on the latest episode of Syracuse Sports, he needs to make big strides in a hurry to keep SU's season on track.    Axe then checks in with Billy Embody of On3's 'On the Pony Express'  to get a preview of the SMU Mustangs squad that the Orange will face on Saturday afternoon.  Music provided by Reed Kirkwood. Spotify- https://open.spotify.com/artist/1TSw8Xf0Eic9vwkurEwZDw?si=YCbPI_-lR5SrzmOq4Ivj-w Would like your original music or know of a great band we should feature on Syracuse Sports? Drop Brent an email at baxe@syracuse.com The conversation on Syracuse Sports and the Syracuse football postgame show is always shaped by terrific insight from Syracuse Sports Insiders.  Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today! Sign up here to get your voice heard on the SU football postgame show and have direct text message access to Brent Axe anytime. https://joinsubtext.com/syracusesports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lawrence "Poetry In" Moten was one-of-a-kind. His smooth, almost effortless style of play produced one of the greatest careers in Syracuse basketball history. Moten still stands as the program's leading scorer with 2,334 points.  Sadly, Moten has passed away at the age of 53.  On this episode of Syracuse Sports, Syracuse.com's Brent Axe and Mike Waters reflect on Moten's life and legacy around Syracuse basketball and share personal tidbits and stories in covering Moten as a basketball player and getting to know him as person in life after hoops.  Would like your original music or know of a great band we should feature on Syracuse Sports? Drop Brent an email at baxe@syracuse.com The conversation on Syracuse Sports and the Syracuse football postgame show is always shaped by terrific insight from Syracuse Sports Insiders.  Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today! Sign up here to get your voice heard on the SU football postgame show and have direct text message access to Brent Axe anytime. https://joinsubtext.com/syracusesports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brent Axe and Javon Edmonds recap Syracuse football's 38-3 blowout loss to Duke on Saturday afternoon.  Brent and Javon discuss how Syracuse went from its best win of the season at Clemson to its worst loss of the season (and tied for worst ACC loss in Dome).  SU QB Rickie Collins struggled in his first start in place of the injured Steve Angeli. Can he improve in time to keep SU's season afloat.  SU's poor defense was also and major factor in the loss and some issues on the side of the ball are not improving.  Brent and Javon also reacted to opinions and questions from Syracuse Sports Insiders.  The conversation on Syracuse Sports and the Syracuse football postgame show is always shaped by terrific insight from Syracuse Sports Insiders.  Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today! Sign up here to get your voice heard on the SU football postgame show and have direct text message access to Brent Axe anytime. https://joinsubtext.com/syracusesports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the latest episode of Syracuse Sports presented by Crouse Health, Brent Axe chats with Wes Durham of the ACC Network and Conor O'Neill of Devils Illustrated. Axe opens the show with a commentary on how the ACC handled making Syracuse the example for faking injuries in college football. Durham then joins Axe to discuss the latest headlines from the ACC, how the league executed its first fine for faking injuries to Syracuse and previews the Syracuse-Duke game he'll be on the call for on the ACC Network.  O'Neill then joins Axe to discuss the big money Duke QB Darien Mensah has earned from NIL and the transfer portal, the good and bad of this Duke football season so far and a little hoops talk with Duke basketball favored to win the ACC again.  Music provided by Mike E YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uasjS8DGmhs Would like your original music or know of a great band we should feature on Syracuse Sports? Drop Brent an email at baxe@syracuse.com Brent also reacted to opinions and questions from Syracuse Sports Insiders.  The conversation on Syracuse Sports and the Syracuse football postgame show is always shaped by terrific insight from Syracuse Sports Insiders.  Become a Syracuse Sports Insider today! Sign up here to get your voice heard on the SU football postgame show and have direct text message access to Brent Axe anytime. https://joinsubtext.com/syracusesports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices