SB Nation New York - Connecticut 23, Syracuse 6: Orange BCS Hopes Crushed By Huskieshttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48977/ny-fave.png2010-11-20T22:48:03-05:00http://newyork.sbnation.com/rss/stream/15886102010-11-20T22:48:03-05:002010-11-20T22:48:03-05:00Connecticut 23, Syracuse 6
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<p>The Syracuse offense was awful and Connecticut running back <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/35848/jordan-todman" class="sbn-auto-link">Jordan Todman</a> was terrific as the Huskies beat the Orange, 23-6, at the Carrier Dome on Saturday night. The loss practically ends any hopes of the Orange (7-4, 3-2 Big East) winning the conference title and its <span class="caps">BCS</span> bowl bid to the Fiesta Bowl.</p>
<p>UConn (6-4, 3-2) is still very much alive, needing to just win its next two games — vs.Cincinnati, Nov. 27, and at South Florida, Dec. 5 — and hope that first place Pittsburgh (6-4, 4-1), which defeated South Florida, 17-10, early on Saturday, loses one of its final two games.</p>
<p>Todman, who was second in the nation in rushing coming into Saturday, rushed for 130 yards and two touchdowns on 27 carries. Todman’s last TD helped the Huskies take a 17-6 lead with less than five minutes remaining in the third quarter.</p>
<p>UConn kicker <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/5896/dave-teggart" class="sbn-auto-link">Dave Teggart</a> added two field goals to increase the advantage to 23-6.</p>
<p>SU trailed 20-6 entering the final quarter and went three and out on its first two possessions of the fourth.</p>
<p>Orange running back <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/6276/delone-carter" class="sbn-auto-link">Delone Carter</a> rushed for a team-high 67 yards on 19 carries. Quarterback <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/37776/ryan-nassib" class="sbn-auto-link">Ryan Nassib</a> struggled completeting 20 of 37 passes for 171 yards and a interception, which led to a late first-half field goal by the Huskies that made the score 10-3 at the half.</p>
<p>Connecticut quarterback <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/35843/zach-frazer" class="sbn-auto-link">Zach Frazer</a> tossed for just 98 yards.</p>
<p><i>Syracuse concludes its regular season play, next week, at home against Boston College (6-5, 4-4 Atlantic Coast Conference), which beat Virginia Tech 17-13 on Saturday.</i></p>
https://newyork.sbnation.com/syracuse-orange/2010/11/20/1827109/connecticut-23-syracuse-6Jared Smith2010-11-19T14:13:44-05:002010-11-19T14:13:44-05:00Syracuse Vs. Connecticut: Orange Still Have Work To Do
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<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/syracuse-orange">Syracuse Orange</a> football team is bowl eligible for the first time since 2004. That, however, does not mean it's time for the Orange to just coast for a few weeks until they find out what bowl game they are headed to. There is still work to be done.</p>
<p>That work begins Saturday when the 7-3 Orange (4-2) in the Big East host UConn (5-4, 2-2) at the Carrier Dome at 7 p.m. ET. The Orange can still win the league title, which would put them in a BCS bowl game. For that matter, so could the Huskies.</p>
<p>Syracuse will be facing a Connecticut team this week that loves to run the football, and is powered by the nation's second-leading rusher, Jordan Todman. Todman, a junior, has 1,176 yards rushing in eight games, an average of 147 per game. In a stunning 30-28 upset of Pittsburgh a week ago he ran for 222 yards on 37 carries.</p>
<p>A week ago, Syracuse surrendered 166 yards on 29 carries to <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/114325/jeremy-deering">Jeremy Deering</a> of Rutgers, who was running from the Wildcat formation. The Orange, though, are still ranked ninth in the country overall on defense.</p>
https://newyork.sbnation.com/2010/11/19/2324695/syracuse-vs-connecticut-orange-still-have-work-to-doEd Valentine