🏈👊 Let's get ready to rumbleee

Welcome to Orange United, a newsletter fueled by Student-Athlete NIL (SANIL) for Syracuse University’s collective Orange United.

In today’s content:
- Checking in with Fran 👂
- A weekend squabble 😤
+ So much more 💪

🏀 Women’s Basketball downs the Wildcats in their exhibition match

🏈 QB Kyle McCord is named a candidate for the Davey O'Brien Award's QB Class

🏈 Football set for a Saturday tussle against Viginia Tech

🎤 COACH FRAN WEEKLY PRESSER: VIRGINIA TECH

Kicking off November, Coach Fran chats with the media as Football looks to go 6-2 in week 10:

• Coach speaks on the power of the Tech team (0:25)

• “It was weird, I mean, just the way things were going” (5:15)

• Reflecting on the team’s loss at Pittsburgh (6:17)

• “What we got to do is focus on us…we’re still playing for a lot of things” (9:10)

🦃 SCOUTING THE OPPONENT: VT HOKIES

The Orange have a tough battle ahead as they prepare to host a 5-3 Hokies team. Here are a few bullet points about Virginia Tech:

• This weekend’s matchup marks the 21st meeting between Tech and 'Cuse, as the visiting team gear up for their second-to-last road game of the regular season

• A victory this Saturday would seal Syracuse’s bowl eligibility for its third-consecutive year

• Last week, LB Jaden Keller was spotlighted for his tremendous defense for the Hokies in this current breakout season 

• Aside from Keller, LB Caleb Woodson has emerged as a key contributor on defense with 47 total tackles, while defensive lineman Antwaun Powell-Ryland has proven to be a nightmare for opponents with 11 sacks this season

🏀 October 30 // Men’s Basketball prepares for a homecourt exhibition contest against Slippery Rock at 7:00 pm ET on ACC Network X

🏒 October 31 // Women’s Ice Hockey heads to University Park to face Penn State at 6:00 pm ET

⚽ October 31 // Women’s Soccer takes on Boston College in Chestnut Hill, MA at 7:00 pm ET on ACC Network X