Syracuse, NY – The Syracuse football team will face the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at noon Saturday at the JMA Wireless Dome.
The game will be broadcast on the ACC Network.
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First half
5:17 am: Nixon runs 8 yards on first down. LeQuint Allen runs 1 yard. Kyle McCord runs a half yard. Syracuse gets 4th down with an option pitch to LeQuint Allen for 10 yards. Orange is at GT 29.
6:02 am: Syracuse has a nice gain that was reversed by a holding call on Trebor Pena. Instead, Orange gains 5 yards on the play. Orange gains that on a short throw to Oronde Gadsden.
8:22 am: Will Nixon runs 2 yards on the first attempt. Then 1 yard on the second attempt. McCord completes a 3rd-and-7 pass to Yazeed Haynes for a first down.
A third touchback. Syracuse begins its second possession on the 25.
RESULT: Syracuse 7, Georgia Tech 7
7:52 am: Haynes King with a perfect pass to Chases Lane to get to the Syracuse 29-yard line. Derek McConald was then able to stop Haynes King in the backfield, but he used his hand to stay on his feet and ran 21 yards for a touchdown. The play is reviewed to see if his knee was down. It wasn’t. Georgia Tech touchdown.
8:57 am: Syracuse loses 5 yards while lining up in the neutral zone, then Georgia Tech crosses the halfway line and picks up a first down after three consecutive runs.
11:40 am: Kevin Jobity with a tackle that leads to a loss on Georgia Tech’s first play. Haynes King fights through on second down and his pass is dropped. The Orange couldn’t have asked for a better start. But King throws short to tight end Avery Boyd, who converts the third and long ball to the GT 43.
Georgia Tech starts its drive on the 25 after a touchback
RESULT: Syracuse 7, Georgia Tech 0
12:21 pm: McCord completes to Trebor Pena for a touchdown from the 11. Syracuse takes an early lead.
13:13: McCord throws the ball along the sideline to Yazeed Haynes, who can’t catch it. Then Haynes drops a fastball right into his hands. Syracuse converts a screen pass to LeQuint Allen, who goes 28 yards. Syracuse is 11 at Georgia Tech.
14:42: Syracuse comes out of the timeout with two running backs. Kyle McCord throws a short pass to Will Nixon, who is sleeping out of the backfield, and he is over the halfway line at the Georgia Tech 49. McCord follows with another first down with a throw to Umari Hatcher.
14:42: Syracuse opens the game with three tight ends on the field. LeQuint Allen runs 6. Georgia Tech strong safety Clayton Powell-Lee was down after the play and had to be escorted off the field.
3:00 p.m.: The game begins with a touchback, with Malachi James again playing for the Orange. Syracuse opens from the 25th.
Georgia Tech wins the coin toss and forfeits. Syracuse starts with the ball.
Before the game
Syracuse star linebacker Marlowe Wax is present but, as was discussed frequently during the week, will not play against Georgia Tech. His right foot is heavily bandaged — it looks like a soft cast, but I’m not a doctor — and he uses a scooter to get around the sideline. Defensive end Greg Delaine will not play, as expected, because of a broken right hand. Wide receiver Justus Ross-Simmons remains out with a hamstring injury.
Health updates
Syracuse star linebacker Marlowe Wax is in attendance, but as was discussed frequently during the week, he will not play against Georgia Tech. His right foot is heavily bandaged — it appears to be a soft cast, but I’m not a doctor — and uses a scooter to get around the sideline. Defensive player Greg Delaine will not play, as expected, because of a broken right hand.
Syracuse begins ACC play against a seeded opponent that can puff out its chest after defeating Florida State on neutral court in Ireland a few weeks ago.
If the Orange (1-0) can win the duel in the training match, they can send an equally loud message at the beginning of the season and pave the way for a 4-0 start for the third time in a row.
Saturday’s game will feature two quarterbacks making their second appearance after beginning their careers with two of the biggest brands in college football.
Ohio State transfer Kyle McCord threw for 354 yards and four touchdowns in a career-high 38-22 win over Ohio State last week. McCord, a former five-star recruit, looked good in SU’s opener with NFL-level ball placement.
Haynes King, a two-year starter at Georgia Tech, is the son of a longtime Texas high school coach and was labeled a throwback at the position because of his preparation, toughness and leadership skills. He was the fifth-best dual-threat quarterback in the 2020 recruiting class, according to the 247Sports Composite.
King was set to replace Kellen Mond at Texas A&M before a broken leg ended his 2021 season. King entered the 2022 season as the starter for the Aggies, but was benched after two games, splitting time with Connor Weigman and Max Johnson before being transferred.
