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By Andy McCullough and John Clayton
Posted: 9/8/08, 1:36 AM EST Section: Sports
Owen on target
It was a good day to be an Orange tight end. With new quarterback Cameron Dantley not taking too many chances downfield, Mike Owen became his favorite target.
Owen, a defensive end and linebacker as a freshman in 2006, led Syracuse with five catches, including a pair of touchdowns. He caught five passes all last season. But he was important to Dantley against the Zips. Most of his catches were short passes thrown in the flat, as Dantley rolled out of the pocket on play-action fakes.
Redshirt freshman tight end Nick Provo got in on the action, too. He caught his first career pass Saturday in the fourth quarter, a fifteen-yard touchdown as he slid on the turf in the back corner of the end zone.
Defensive backs down
Syracuse's already-thin secondary took two more hits in the first quarter, when starting cornerback Nico Scott (sprained ankle) and starting free safety Randy McKinnon (bone bruise) went down with injuries. Neither player returned.
With those players out, Akron quarterback Chris Jacquemain picked the Syracuse secondary apart to the tune of 260 yards and three touchdowns.
Paul Chiara, filling in for McKinnon, did tie for the team-high with nine tackles, but that was mostly loss amid SU's inability to defend the pass.
"They're important parts to our team," said safety AJ Brown. "We have people that can step in and fill the spots. Paul came in and did a good job."
This and that
Syracuse women's soccer head coach Phil Wheddon and men's basketball head coach Jim Boeheim were on hand and honored after the first quarter of Saturday's game for their part in a pair of gold medal winning teams at the Olympics in Beijing. Wheddon was the goalkeeper's coach for the U.S. women's national team, while Boeheim was an assistant for the U.S. men's basketball team. Syracuse also honored its national champion men's lacrosse team. The squad paraded onto the field carrying the national title trophy during a halftime ceremony.
ramccull@syr.edu
jsclayto@syr.edu
It was a good day to be an Orange tight end. With new quarterback Cameron Dantley not taking too many chances downfield, Mike Owen became his favorite target.
Owen, a defensive end and linebacker as a freshman in 2006, led Syracuse with five catches, including a pair of touchdowns. He caught five passes all last season. But he was important to Dantley against the Zips. Most of his catches were short passes thrown in the flat, as Dantley rolled out of the pocket on play-action fakes.
Redshirt freshman tight end Nick Provo got in on the action, too. He caught his first career pass Saturday in the fourth quarter, a fifteen-yard touchdown as he slid on the turf in the back corner of the end zone.
Defensive backs down
Syracuse's already-thin secondary took two more hits in the first quarter, when starting cornerback Nico Scott (sprained ankle) and starting free safety Randy McKinnon (bone bruise) went down with injuries. Neither player returned.
With those players out, Akron quarterback Chris Jacquemain picked the Syracuse secondary apart to the tune of 260 yards and three touchdowns.
Paul Chiara, filling in for McKinnon, did tie for the team-high with nine tackles, but that was mostly loss amid SU's inability to defend the pass.
"They're important parts to our team," said safety AJ Brown. "We have people that can step in and fill the spots. Paul came in and did a good job."
This and that
Syracuse women's soccer head coach Phil Wheddon and men's basketball head coach Jim Boeheim were on hand and honored after the first quarter of Saturday's game for their part in a pair of gold medal winning teams at the Olympics in Beijing. Wheddon was the goalkeeper's coach for the U.S. women's national team, while Boeheim was an assistant for the U.S. men's basketball team. Syracuse also honored its national champion men's lacrosse team. The squad paraded onto the field carrying the national title trophy during a halftime ceremony.
ramccull@syr.edu
jsclayto@syr.edu
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