Syracuse's Steve Angeli, Yasin Willis make decisions on entering the transfer portal or returning to Orange originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. This college football season hasn't quite gone how the Syracuse Orange would've wanted it to.

Notre Dame (8-2, No. 9 CFP) is hopeful it can start angling its way into the top eight of the CFP rankings and earn a home playoff game with a big win against Syracuse (3-7) on senior day. Coach Marcus Freeman wants to make sure his players stay focused.

Notre Dame needs to continue its win streak over Syracuse to punch its ticket to the College Football Playoff.

As point guard Naithan George got going, Syracuse padded its lead to a game-high 10. Drexel guard Eli Beard scored 24 points off the bench a few days ago against Colgate, and he tallied 13 against the Orange in a starting role. SU, however, pressed up on Beard and the Dragons to force multiple turnovers.

The Syracuse Orange take on the Utah Utes at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Friday's meeting is the first of the season between the two teams.

Syracuse men’s basketball remained unbeaten Tuesday night but made its fourth win far more stressful than expected. The Orange (4-0) edged Monmouth (1-3), 78-73, at the JMA Wireless Dome, overcoming an uneven first half,

Donnie Freeman led the way with 18 points and Nait George came one assist shy of a double-double. The Orange (4-0) travel west to Las Vegas for the Players Era Men's Championship where they'll play #2 Houston on Monday, #24 Kansas on Tuesday and another opponent to be determined later. Here are three takeaways from the Orange’s fourth win.

During his press conference on Monday, coach Fran Brown said freshman Joseph Filardi is the “guy going in at quarterback” on Saturday, and fans can reasonably assume he will start for the Orange.