Orange Continue Hot Streak At Home

The 'Cuse Crushers' Tallied 6 sacks and an interception as they stifled the Demon Deacons to just 81 yards after the break.
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LEFT - Already trailing 35-14 Wake Forest got desperate, which usually spells trouble against the Orange's defense, resulting in this INT.
CENTER - DeMarco Mount lead the Deacons down the field to pull within a field one score with just 45 seconds remaining, but what was thought to be a close game quickly got out of hand.
RIGHT - Someone should send a memo to the Wake Forest DC, maybe put a corner on WR Dalton Wear? He was left uncovered on this 43 yard post to push the Syracuse lead to 42-14.
Syracuse, NY. - Sixth-ranked Syracuse continued its dominant run with a convincing 49-17 victory over previously unbeaten Wake Forest, bouncing back in emphatic fashion after their season-opening loss. The Orange imposed their will on both sides of the ball, pulling away in the second half behind a stellar performance from quarterback Immanuel Hendrix.
Hendrix set the tone early, capping Syracuse’s opening drive with a seven-yard touchdown run. Wake Forest answered with a one-yard touchdown pass from DeMarco Mount to Paul Canaday, but the Orange struck back quickly, with Dalton Wear hauling in a 10-yard touchdown from Hendrix to take a 14-7 lead at the end of the first quarter.
The second quarter followed a similar pattern, as Hendrix punched in another short rushing touchdown before Mount and Canaday connected again, this time from three yards out, to trim the deficit to 21-14 with just 45 seconds left in the half. Rather than playing it safe, Hendrix and the Syracuse offense responded aggressively. The sophomore quarterback found Cam Darr for 21 yards and Spencer Everett for 34 before delivering a 20-yard strike to Roy McCleon for a crucial touchdown, restoring a two-score advantage at the break.
Syracuse wasted no time seizing complete control in the third quarter. A 65-yard bomb to tight end Jeffrey Franz set up Lee Browner’s 10-yard rushing touchdown, pushing the lead to 35-14. Wake Forest, desperate to stay in the game, took a deep shot on their next possession, but cornerback Kevin Schweitzer intercepted Mount’s pass. On the very next play, Hendrix recognized Wake’s defensive alignment and audibled to a verticals concept. When the lone cornerback shaded toward Everett, Hendrix delivered a pinpoint pass to a wide-open Wear for a 43-yard touchdown, effectively sealing the game at 42-14.
The Syracuse defense, already stout in the first half, suffocated Wake Forest in the second, allowing just 81 total yards while racking up four sacks (six total) and forcing the Schweitzer interception. The Demon Deacons managed only a 30-yard field goal in the fourth quarter, while Syracuse added one last touchdown on a five-yard run from Larry Pettis.
Hendrix was masterful, finishing 14-of-20 for 261 yards with three passing touchdowns and two rushing scores. His command of the offense and ability to exploit mismatches proved too much for Wake Forest.
“Funny how football works sometimes,” head coach Nash Savage quipped after the game. “Tennessee beat us in Week 1, Wake Forest beat them last week, then we blow the doors off Wake Forest today.”
Off the field, Syracuse continued to win on the recruiting trail, securing commitments from five-star linebacker Craig Pettis and four-star middle linebacker Dillon Hooker.
The Orange will now head into a bye week before hosting rival Boston College.
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