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Tuesday, March 05, 2013  Mike Hopkins, a longtime Syracuse Orange assistant coach and former player, has reportedly interviewed for the head coaching job at the University of Southern California.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013  Breanna Stewart has been the toast of the game at every level of basketball she's ever played at, and has already started to impress in her freshman season at the University of Connecticut.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013  Damien Rhodes, a former Syracuse Orange and NFL football player, has been hired by his old high school to lead their varsity football team.

Friday, January 11, 2013  "To carry on the values of integrity, commitment, excellence and teamwork and put them to action with great attitude, effort and enthusiasm are the pillars of this program" That's what Scott Shafer says the Syracuse Orange will be all about going forward.

Wednesday, January 09, 2013  Some casual fans may not be familiar with Scott Shafer, so we called on one of his former staffers Dan Conley to fill us in.

Sunday, January 06, 2013  The interest the Bills had in Marrone was no surprise seeing the work Marrone did at Syracuse in just four years and how Bills CEO Russ Brandon (an East Syracuse native) has close ties to Syracuse University.

Friday, January 04, 2013  UPDATE: AP writer Tom Withers tweeted Friday morning that his "Understanding is Doug Marrone not leaving 'Cuse."

Tuesday, October 16, 2012  This is Pasqualoni's first trip back to his old Syracuse stompin' grounds since he was fired in December of 2004 after 14 seasons with the Orange, and he isn't planning on getting too sentimental.

Tuesday, August 07, 2012  The Orange will look to get into "football shape" as the team works towards practicing with pads for the first time this coming Friday.

Saturday, April 21, 2012  Defense was front and center at SU Football's Spring Game Saturday afternoon, in fact there was no scoring from the offense at all in the 90 minute scrimmage.

Thursday, April 19, 2012  "The Spring has been great," Marrone said. "I think we have a good, clear picture of what the two-deep would be if we had to play."

Monday, April 02, 2012  SU Football has a lot to work on this Spring according to Head Coach Doug Marrone, but very little of it will be seen by the fans or the media.

Wednesday, January 18, 2012  Orange Senior Scoop Jardine has come a long way since arriving at SU five years ago, and his leadership so far this season is a big reason why the # 1 Orange are still undefeated at 20-0.

Tuesday, January 10, 2012  The Syracuse Crunch announced today that the Anaheim Ducks have restructured the Crunch coaching staff. Trent Yawney has been named associate head coach, Mark Holick named associate coach and Marty Wilford will remain as assistant coach.

Friday, November 04, 2011  Paul Pasqualoni says he considers talk about coaching for the first time against Syracuse, a program he led for 14 years, to be just another distraction to deal with while preparing his Connecticut team for a big conference game.