Brent Axe

What a fascinating month in the history of 🍊 sports and Syracuse University overall.

The new Chancellor, Mike Haynie, is in.

A new AD will soon follow.

A new men's basketball coach will come after that (in all likelihood).

🍊🥍 is failing its road test so far. 11-7 loss at Princeton saw SU's offense stall out, growing concern at the face-off X and a defense that kicked into gear a beat too late.

Column from Princeton on what's gone wrong so far and what SU has to do to fix it

Axe: For Syracuse basketball’s sake, let’s hope 7 important observers absorbed the pain of Duke blowout The committee searching for SU's next athletic director got a big lesson in the task at hand during SU's 101-64 loss to Duke.

We're just basically playing out the 🍊🏀 season at this point and there are still major decisions to be made. The 7-person committee selecting SU's new AD has a big task ahead of it.

Syracuse men’s lacrosse is back at No. 1: When was the last time SU topped the polls? Syracuse vaulted to the top spot in the polls after defeating Maryland on Friday night at the JMA Dome.

It's official. 🍊🥍 is No. 1 once again.

SU lax got the Maryland monkey off its back: Now comes the hard part No. 2 Syracuse lacrosse didn't earn a trophy by beating No. 1 Maryland but got a step closer to earning one.

National championships are not won in February but you can get a monkey off your back and the evidence to go along with the belief you can knock off your arch nemesis. Column and 🎙️from last night's 🍊🥍 win over No. 1 🐢🥍

Joey Spallina only cares about one achievement as he chases lacrosse history: ‘It makes me tear up’ The senior has a chance to become the all-time leading scorer for SU lacrosse and deliver its first title in 17 years.

Joey Spallina is on the brink of 🍊🥍 history. He respects the mark that he's chasing, but it will mean nothing unless it's paired with the thing he's obsessed with this year.

New poll sets up No. 1 vs. No. 2 lacrosse matchup at JMA Dome on Friday night Syracuse vs. Maryland will be a matchup of the top two teams in the country on Friday night at the JMA Dome.

1️⃣ vs. 2️⃣ at the JMA Dome on Friday night.

Axe: Adrian Autry benching Kiyan Anthony was a no-win decision Adrian Autry's decision to bench Kiyan Anthony was the latest head scratcher for a coach getting more desperate by the day.

ICYMI over the weekend, Adrian Autry made a curious decision to completely bench Kiyan Anthony which showed a complete lack of awareness about his 🍊🏀 squad beyond the X's and O's

Axe: SU women’s basketball ascending but not on ACC elite level yet No. 6 Louisville showed Syracuse women's basketball it's not quite ready for ACC primetime yet.

🍊 women's 🏀 is ascending and on track for Coach Jack's 2nd NCAA Tournament, but they got served a slice of humble pie from one of the best teams in the ACC on Sunday.

Axe: Regy Thorpe’s first game one of many early challenges ahead for Syracuse: ‘It doesn’t get any easier, right?’ Regy Thorpe's first game as Syracuse women's lacrosse head coach was just the first step of many early challenges on SU's schedule.

The first game did not equal a first win for Regy Thorpe against
Maryland. On his challenge of keeping 🍊🥍on a path to compete for titles with a tough schedule and trying to reshape a culture at the same time.

Gary Gait favors changes to lacrosse schedule with more games, later start Gary Gait is in favor of adjusting the lacrosse schedule to a later start and adding more games.

It's always ☀️ and 70 in the dome, but 🍊🥍 head coach Gary Gait still would like to see scheduling changes made to Division I 🥍 in a discussion brought on by winter weather issues affecting the early part of the schedule across the sport

Axe: Syracuse lacrosse didn’t wait long to confirm it will be a problem Syracuse men's lacrosse opened the season on Sunday with a 13-6 win over Boston University at the JMA Dome.

Gary Gait wanted to see 🍊🥍 play someone before formulating an opinion on how good it can be. SU didn't wait long to confirm that, indeed, it will be a problem for opponents. A column on SU's opening win over BU and the intriguing early read of this squad ⬇️

Syracuse men’s lacrosse opens season of great expectations with first-time opponent: What to know Syracuse men's lacrosse opens the 2026 season on Sunday at 1 p.m. at the JMA Dome.

Who's ready for some 🥍! SU vs. BU to open up the 2026 season.

Let's get it on.

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Syracuse legend Lawrence Moten’s biggest basketball moments A look back on the big moments that defined Lawrence Moten's Syracuse basketball career.

🍊🏀 will honor the life and legacy of Lawrence Moten at the JMA Dome on Saturday when it takes on Notre Dame. A look back here at some of his greatest basketball moments www.syracuse.com/orangebasket...

I would bet against it, but not completely off the table with that brutal schedule ahead

Axe: SU basketball hits rock bottom under Autry: ‘Everything is on the table now’ Syracuse basketball has lost four-straight games for the first time under coach Adrian Autry.

Adrian Autry 🍊🏀 era has hit its low point. That's not an opinion. Those are the facts, ma'am, as SU has its first 4-game losing streak under the 3rd-year head coach. Now "everything is on the table" Will it really matter? Column and 🎙️ www.syracuse.com/orangebasket...

🍊🏈 #SuperBowlLX connections. Former center Justin Outten is Seahawks run game coordinator/Asst.OL coach, Patriots OL coach Doug Marrone is a former SU player and head coach and former QB Tommy DeVito is a Patriots backup QB.

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Sam Darnold and Drake Maye go to the Super Bowl before Josh Allen.

Mmmm. Yes and No. I think Gerry could definitely do the job. But I think SU should go outside the program this time if/when they make a change. Lot of good coaches out there.

Axe: Adrian Autry’s job careens toward lame duck status for Syracuse basketball Adrian Autry's job status will dominate all conversations about Syracuse basketball going forward.

Sorry that's it been a minute since I posted over here, BlueSky peeps. Grandpa has to remember to keep this spot in the rotation. Here's my latest column on where Adrian Autry stands with 🍊🏀 www.syracuse.com/orangebasket...

Axe: Adrian Autry tries to pull a Boeheim and it falls flat. ‘There’s nothing wrong with our offense’ Brent Axe says Adrian Autry's message after SU's 76-62 win over Mercyhurst was ill-timed and fell flat.

"There's nothing wrong with the offense." Raise your hand if you agree with the head coach on this one.

Syracuse men’s lacrosse reveals 2026 schedule Syracuse men's lacrosse has revealed the 2026 schedule, featuring something it has not done since 1972.

An absolute banger of a 2026 schedule for 🍊🥍 including 6 straight games on the road.

Axe: 4 hard truths to swallow from Syracuse basketball’s inexcusable loss to Hofstra Brent Axe says Syracuse basketball's 70-69 loss to Hofstra exposed some major issues with the Orange.

The list could have been longer, but I trimmed it down to 4 hard truths to swallow after 🍊🏀 inexcusable loss to Hofstra at the dome on Saturday.

'It was an overworked Twitter joke to say....Zed's dead, baby. Zed's dead. @thepressbox.bsky.social

Vince Kehres has rescued a defense from the depths before: ‘Grand slam hire for Syracuse’ Dave Briggs of the Toledo Blade tells Brent Axe on "Syracuse Sports" that new SU DC Vince Kehres comes in with a strong reputation.

Rescuing a defense from the depths of college football? Yeah, new 🍊🏈 DC Vince Kehres has done that before.

Axe: Syracuse basketball’s win over Tennessee ‘shows what we really could be’ Brent Axe writes about Syracuse basketball's win over No. 13 Tennessee

The students rushed the floor after 🍊🏀 took down No. 13 Tennessee last night. If that makes you roll your eyes as a 🍊 fan that has seen better days, well, they haven't. On the must-win and what it could mean for SU going forward.

Axe: 5 things Fran Brown has to do to get Syracuse football back on track Brent Axe offers five things Fran Brown can do to get Syracuse football on track after a dreadful 3-9 season.

Fran Brown's mission, should he choose to accept it, is to prove 🍊🏈 3-9 season was a blip on the radar caused by injury and a serious of unfortunate events. Here are 5 things Brown can do for you to get SU back on track

Syracuse football loses ACC Basement Bowl to Boston College (Axe’s quick take) Brent Axe offers a quick take on Syracuse football's dreadful 34-12 loss to close the 2025 season against BC.

🍊🏈 sputtered into a crucial offseason with a 34-12 loss to Boston College at the JMA Dome on Saturday, a 1-10 team entering the game whose one win was over FCS Fordham. We're on to the offseason.

Syracuse basketball's trip to Las Vegas a bust following blowout loss to Iowa State YouTube video by Syracuse Orange sports on syracuse.com

The SU-Iowa State postgame pod 🎙️

The 🍊go bust in Vegas with an 0-3 trip.

Now Tennessee becomes a must-win game for the team and for Adrian Autry's reputation.

Axe: Syracuse basketball still has a big question to answer: Who’s the man? Brent Axe says an alpha dog has yet to emerge from the pack for Syracuse basketball.

Sometimes you don't know what you got 'till it's gone. With Donnie Freeman out for 🍊🏀, right now, they're trying to figure out who the go-to guy is. www.syracuse.com/orangebasket...