Joe Zhao is a journalist for The Daily Orange, focusing on local sports coverage in Syracuse, New York. He covers a range of sports, including basketball, football, and other collegiate athletics. Joe provides game recaps, player profiles, and analysis of Syracuse University's sports teams.
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Syracuse cornerback Marcellus Barnes Jr. announced on social media early Monday morning he’s entering the transfer portal. The true freshman was one of SU’s top defensive backs before an injury.
Former SU goalie Delaney Sweitzer has transferred to Northwestern. Sweitzer was Syracuse’s starting goalkeeper from 2023-24 and the 2023 IWLCA Goalkeeper of the Year.
By: Joe Zhao
The Syracuse City Common Council rejected a resolution to expand the Seneca Meadows landfill to protect Skaneateles Lake from potential contamination. The landfill is expected to reach its capacity this year and if not expanded, will close when its state permit expires in 2025.
Tyshawn Russell played in 10 games in 2023 as a freshman but didn’t record any snaps this season.
Syracuse concludes its first year under Fran Brown against Washington State in the Holiday Bowl.
By: Joe Zhao
Syracuse ranked last in the ACC in field-goal percentage in special teams coordinator James Vollono’s lone season with the program.
Marcellus Barnes Jr. totaled 10 tackles and three pass deflections in five games for the Orange in 2024.
The recent deal aims to end a war that has resulted in the death of more than 46,000 Palestinians and wounded over 109,000 since Hamas’ initial attacks on Oct. 7, 2023.
By: Joe Zhao
Newly-hired assistant coach Maggie Koch will train SU’s goalkeepers, a role she previously filled with the Orange from 2008-11.
By: Joe Zhao
Syracuse men’s soccer assistant Carter Lincoln has left the program to take over as Clarkson’s head coach.
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