Syracuse Sports

Syracuse Sports

Brent Axe and syracuse.com staff tell stories, share opinions, interview newsmakers and interesting people who impact Syracuse and Central New York sports. Listen for "Syracuse Sports" and Axe's Syracuse football and basketball postgame shows.

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March 25, 2026 40 mins
On the latest episode of Syracuse Sports, syracuse.com's Brent Axe and Javon Edmonds update what's been happening at Syracuse Football spring practice. Axe and Edmonds discuss how quarterback Steve Angeli has looked so far as he continues to recover from a torn achilles injury and how new transfer QB's Amari Odom, Malachi Nelson and Danny Lauter look so far. They also discuss what you've seen some players wearing triple digit j...
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Brent Axe reacts live to Syracuse basketball's 98-45 loss to UConn in the NCAA Tournament.  The conversation wasn't so much about SU's worst-ever NCAA tournament loss. Losing to UConn was inevitable. I was more about where Syracuse goes in the offseason and how Coach Felisha Legette-Jack can build on SU's 24-9.  The priority at the top of the list is to ensure Uche Izoje returns to the Syracuse roster and is paid properly thr...
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Brent Axe reacts to the news that Gerry McNamara appears set to take over as the new Syracuse men's basketball coach.  As Axe discusses, McNamara may turn out to be the best business decision for Syracuse basketball to raise the needed NIL funds as his hire will galvanize some donors that would like to see a return to SU's glory days.  How did Siena's near upset of No. 1 seed Duke in the NCAA Tournament fuel his cause? Which ...
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Brent Axe chats live following Syracuse basketball's 72-63 win over Iowa State in the NCAA Tournament.  The Orange got a balanced effort from Uche Izoje (23 pts), Laila Phelia (18 points), Olivia Schmitt (15 points, all 3's), Sophie Burrows (14 points after 29 minutes scoreless) and 13 rebounds from Journey Thompson.  Now Syracuse gets a shot at No. 1 seed UConn, who has knocked SU out of the NCAA Tournament 4 times in the la...
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On the latest episode of Syracuse Sports, Brent Axe assembles the Syracuse.com football coverage team to preview the start of SU spring football. Axe, Javon Edmonds and Chris Carlson answer your questions on who will be the backup QB, Steve Angeli's health, offensive line, wide receiver room, what new DC Vince Kehres will bring to the table, reasons to be optimistic this season and more!! Our Syracuse Sports Insiders also chime...
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Blair certainly brought the energy at his opening event about his plans to revitalize SU Athletics, especially in raising money for Syracuse to compete in the ever-important NIL space.  Blair couldn't get too specific on his most important pending decision, replacing Adrian Autry as men's basketball coach, but assured it has 110% of his attention and fans would hear soon what SU's plans are.  Axe goes over some of the best th...
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Brent Axe reacts to the reports that Bryan Hodgson has turned down the chance to coach Syracuse men's basketball. Where should the focus of SU's search turn now? Hodgson moving on from Syracuse creates a lot of questions about the status of the SU job in the coaching market? Do Syracuse have the NIL resources to land a big fish to coach at Syracuse? Are they intent on hiring Gerry McNamara (or someone else) and that's why Hodgs...
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Brendan Marks of The Athletic joins Brent Axe on the latest episode of Syracuse Sports to examine where the Syracuse basketball job stands in the current college sports landscape. Is Syracuse the best available job on the market? If not, where does it rank? What kind of NIL budget will the new coach realistically need to compete for ACC Championships and get SU back to regular appearances in the NCAA Tournament. Axe and Marks d...
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Dave Briggs of the Toledo Blade joins Brent Axe on the latest episode of Syracuse Sports to give an Insider's view on SU's new AD, Bryan Blair, who comes from Toledo.  Briggs tells Axe how Blair raised money at Toledo and why he has a strong reputation as a fundraiser. Can Blair be trusted to hire a basketball coach at Syracuse? What were some of the key hires he made there, his reputation in the AD space and how a younger persp...
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Brent Axe reacts to the news that Syracuse has hired Toledo AD Bryan Blair to lead SU's athletic department.  Axe discusses the qualities that made Blair stand out in the search process and what his priorities will be within the SU athletic department with hiring a basketball coach being the top priority. Blair also has a strong reputation as a fundraiser, NIL innovator and driver of revenue at Toledo, which is a critical compon...
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Brent Axe reacts to the firing of SU basketball head coach Adrian Autry on a live episode of Syracuse Sports.  Axe looks at what Syracuse said about the coaching change, including wanting to bring in a "proven winner," what Autry said about his exit and who should return to SU under a new regime.  Who is the best candidate to take over Syracuse basketball with Adrian Autry and his staff now out? Brent Axe discusses his pre...
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Brent Axe reacts to SU's 86-69 loss to SMU in the ACC Tournament and looks to the future of SU basketball with Adrian Autry's tenure likely over.  Axe goes over what went wrong in Autry's three-year tenure and what Syracuse needs for its basketball program going forward not only in a new head coach but with an impending announcement of a new AD to be named to replace the retiring John Wildhack. Axe has endorsed USF head coach...
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Brent Axe chats live following SU basketball's 71-69 loss in overtime to Pittsburgh at the JMA Dome on Saturday afternoon.  It was, sadly, an appropriate ending to the regular season as some coaching miscues were costly for Syracuse in overtime. So now the focus turns to SU naming a new AD and who that AD will hire as the next basketball coach at Syracuse with Autry likely to be fired after SU's next loss, which come as soon ...
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March 2026 is going to be one of the most transformative months in the history of Syracuse University athletics. A new Chancellor (Mike Haynie) is in place. A new athletic director is soon to follow and in all likelihood SU will be looking for a new men's basketball coach soon.  What kind of AD does Syracuse need in 2026? Brent Axe discusses that and gives you his pick for AD then brings on Syracuse native Jim Cavale of At...
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Brent Axe chats live following Syracuse basketball's 77-62 loss to Louisville on Tuesday night. As for the game, Louisville went bombs away from 3-point range (14-35) while SU answered weakly from 3-point range with a 4-19 performance (0-11 in the 1st half). The Orange were lost on offense, a sieve on defense and fell to 15-15 (6-11 ACC) overall All eyes are on moving on from Adrian Autry as head coach, an unavoidable scenario...
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Brent Axe chats live following Syracuse basketball's 77-64 loss at the JMA Dome to North Carolina.  Boos rained down from the biggest crowd of the season at the Dome as the game ended. Donnie Freeman got ejected. SU's stagnant offense cost it a chance to win a game that was there for the taking with UNC missing Caleb Wilson.  It just resulted in another loss, dropping SU to 15-13 and putting this season in full-time "can we j...
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Brent Axe chats live following Syracuse basketball's 101-64 loss to Duke on Monday night. It was the worst conference loss for SU since it joined the ACC and in the three-year Adrian Autry era as head coach. SU has now lost 11 straight games to Duke by an average of 20.7 points per game.  Axe didn't really spend a lot of time discussing this particular loss to Duke, but more of the big picture it represents and how far awa...
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Brent Axe chats live following Syracuse basketball's 79-78 win over SMU on Saturday afternoon. Syracuse trailed SMU by 12 points but came back to clinch the win a Nate Kingz drive with 2.3 seconds remaining.  Axe dicsussed how SU made the comeback and credited Adrian Autry and the Orange for how they have played in the last week after hitting a low point at Virginia last week, a game in which Kiyan Anthony was benched. It ...
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Brent Axe chats live following an 11-9 win by No. 2 Syracuse men's lacrosse over No. 1 Maryland at the JMA Dome on Friday night.  SU's losing streak to Maryland ends at 8 games, a streak that goes back to 2009.  The Orange played relentless defense against the Terrapins, sprung attacj Joey Spallina free for four goals and did just enough at the face-off X to come out on top.  Axe discusses the big adjustments Syracuse made...
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Brent Axe recaps Syracuse basketball's 107-100 double overtime win over California on Wednesday night at the JMA Dome.  What a wild night at the JMA Dome with the game going to double overtime and two power surges affecting the lighting at the Dome, with the second one taking out the scoreboards and ribbon lighting to create a darker atmosphere in the building.  Nate Kingz lit up the night with 27 points. JJ Starling added 21...
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