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No. 5 Clemson storms back from halftime deficit, knocks off No. 14 Syracuse 27-21

No. 5 Clemson storms back from halftime deficit, knocks off No. 14 Syracuse 27-21

Clemson found a way to get it done. In a battle of ACC undefeateds, the fifth-ranked Tigers found themselves trailing No. 14 Syracuse 21-10 at halftime. Nothing was going right for Clemson. The offense kept making mistakes and the defense gave up two long Syracuse touchdown drives. But things changed in the second half. Clemson shut out the Orange in the final two quarters and stormed back to win 27-21. With the win, Clemson improved to 8-0 on the year, took sole possession of first place in… Source link

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Syracuse bettors suffer horrific beat in OT

It’s not just that Syracuse didn’t cover. It’s that it never was in danger of not covering, until overtime. Syracuse was an 8- or 8.5-point underdog at BetMGM vs. North Carolina on Monday night, and it almost won straight up. Somehow, the Orange didn’t cover the spread. There are garden-variety bad beats like a meaningless 3-pointer going in at the buzzer, but the worst type of beat might be having a healthy underdog play well for two halves, then somehow not cover in overtime. Syracuse… Source link

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Syracuse again pauses activities due to COVID test

Syracuse has now paused activities for the third time in just six weeks due to the coronavirus. (Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire/Getty Images) For the third time in six weeks, the Syracuse men’s basketball team is on pause. Syracuse announced on Monday that it halted all basketball activities due to an unnamed Buffalo player testing positive for COVID-19. The Orange beat the Bulls, 107-96, at the Carrier Dome on Saturday. Buffalo has halted activities, too, and coach Jim Whitesell is… Source link

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Syracuse loses thanks to fourth-down spike

A really bad season for Syracuse just got worse. The Orange entered Saturday’s home game against NC State on a six-game losing streak and holding a 1-8 overall record. On the other side, NC State has been having a pretty good season and was 6-3 on the year when it marched into the Carrier Dome. NC State is now 7-3 thanks to an awful gaffe by the Syracuse offense. Syracuse led for most of the game, holding a 22-14 halftime lead and a 29-20 advantage late in the third quarter. But NC State… Source link

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