"This Game Is Different..." 😈

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In today’s content:
- New ACC opponents announced 🏈
- Hardwood season looms😈
+ So much more

⚽ Men’s Soccer handled NC State in the first round of the ACC Tournament 5-0

🏀 Men’s Basketball finishes 2-0 in its exhibition slate with an 86-61 win over College of St. Rose

🏑 Eefke Van den Nieuwenhof was named ACC Defensive Player of the Year 

🏈 Dwight Freeney is returning Friday for an on-campus salute ahead of his Hall of Fame induction in December

🏈 With new members Cal, Stanford, and SMU coming into the ACC next year, the league has announced new opponent matchups for Cuse

It’s family weekend in here in Cuse, we’ve got some noteworthy things from Coach Babers' presser ahead of BC

• “This game is different. The older guys know, the younger guys will know quick.” (7:33)

• A long, internal review after last Thursday’s loss (7:58)

• Coach Babers emphasizes staying out of third-and-long situations (11:30)

• Has the standard and discipline changed in any way over the years? (16:00)

• “I’m going to look you dead in the eyes, as I am, and tell you I took that personally. (on an opportunity to start fast)” (18:55)

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• The Orange have been picked tenth in the 2023 Preseason ACC Coaches Poll; Duke taking the top spot while Miami, North Carolina, and Virginia gained first-place votes

• On the women’s side, SU found itself ninth in the preseason rankings with Dyaisha Fair earning Blue Ribbon Panel Preseason All-ACC Team honors

• Judah Mintz was named Preseason All-ACC Second Team as preseason awards season continues to roll 👀

🏀 November 3-4 // Women’s Tennis is over in Buffalo for the Buffalo Invitational

🏒 November 3-4 // Women’s Ice Hockey has a two-day doubleheader with Robert Morris in Moon Township, Pennsylvania

🏈 November 3 // Football hosts Boston College for family weekend at the JMA Wireless Dome at 7:30 pm on ESPN2 | Watch + Listen

🚣‍♀️ November 4 // Women’s Rowing hits the water in Ithaca for the Cornell Autumn Classic

🚣 November 4 // Men’s rowing is also in Ithaca to take part in the Cornell Fall Invite