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.
Episodes
On the latest episode of Syracuse Sports, Brent Axe turns to Syracuse Sports Insiders for a 2025 Syracuse football mock draft.
In what could be a record year in terms of the number of Syracuse players selected, which Orange players will get selected and when? Brent and the Insiders speculate on the NFL futures of players like Kyle McCord, LeQuint Allen, Oronde Gadsden II, Fadil Diggs, Jackson Meeks, Alijah Clark and more.
Brent...
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Brent Axe and Chris Carlson react to the news that Notre Dame QB Steve Angeli has transferred to Syracuse
Angeli's addition to the quarterback room revives a quarterback competition that had seemingly been won by LSU transfer Rickie Collins in spring ball.
Collins' thumb injury and the addition of Angeli, a quarterback with limited experience but someone who has played in 8 games and the College Football Playoff for the Irish, c...
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April 16, 2025 • 61 mins
Brent Axe and Javon Edmonds discuss Trebor Pena's NIL value and recap SU football's 2025 spring practice on the latest live edition of Syracuse Sports.
Syracuse head coach said on Wednesday during a local radio interview that he wasn't willing to match Trebor Pena's asking price for NIL compensation. Should Syracuse have shelled put the money for its leading wide receiver from last season?
Brent and Javon discuss some of Brown's...
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April 15, 2025 • 38 mins
Brent Axe and Chris Carlson react to the news that SU WR Trebor Pena is entering the transfer portal.
The news Pena went into the portal is a big surprise even in the transfer portal/NIL era of college sports where it seems we are less and less shocked by players transactions.
Chris and Brent analyze the impact of Pena's departure, he was SU's leading WR with 84 catches, 941 yards and nine touchdowns last season. SU is deep at w...
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April 12, 2025 • 55 mins
Brent Axe and Javon Edmonds recap Syracuse football's 2025 spring game at the JMA Dome.
SU fans did not get a look at starting QB Rickie Collins as he was held out of the game with a thumb injury, but Jakhari Williams stepped up to grab the backup job behind Collins with his solid play in the spring game.
Brent and Javon also discuss some of the players and position groups that shined and those that still need a lot of work.
T...
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April 10, 2025 • 39 mins
Brent Axe and Chris Carlson discuss the latest SU sports topics on the latest episode Syracuse Sports Live.
Is Syracuse football's offensive line OK? Chris and Brent examine the starting five heading into the SU football spring game on Saturday and how the Orange are shuffling around players and trying to land on someone at center.
Brent and Chris also discuss what they like about Adrian Autry's approach to acquiring players in...
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April 9, 2025 • 48 mins
On the latest episode of Syracuse Sports, Brent Axe chats with three writers who have covered SU basketball's transfer portal additions.
Chad Bishop of the Atlanta Journal Constitution tells us about Georgia Tech guard Naithan George and forward Ibrahim Souare, Ben Bolch of the L.A. Times on UCLA center William Kyle III and Nick Dashel of Oregon Live on Oregon State guard/forward Nate Kingz.
Brent also talk to ESPN NFL Draft exp...
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April 7, 2025 • 38 mins
Brent Axe and Javon Edmonds discuss Rickie Collins Jr. winning SU's QB competition on a live version of Syracuse Sports.
Brent and Javon discuss why Collins is the right choice to be the starting QB and what it means for the rest of the quarterback room. You'll also hear SU head coach Fran Brown describe why he picked Collins as QB 1.
Brent and Javon discuss the other big news to come from Monday's practice that OL David Wohlab...
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Brent Axe and Mike Waters react to the news that Syracuse has added Georgia Tech PG Naithan George on a live edition of Syracuse Sports.
Brent and Mike discuss what George, a point guard who led the ACC in assists (6.5) last season, adds to the table as a player and how he addresses SU's biggest need out of the transfer portal.
Brent and Mike also evaluate SU's adds of Nathan Kingz from Oregon State and William Kyle III from UCL...
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Brent Axe and Chris Carlson discuss the latest Syracuse football and basketball topics on a live Thursday edition of Syracuse Sports.
Brent and Chris discuss the big fish SU basketball still needs to pull from the transfer portal pond, Carmelo Anthony's big week, the youth movement on the SU football team and a huge lacrosse game at the JMA Dome on Saturday between SU and Notre Dame.
Brent and Chris also answered some terrific q...
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March 31, 2025 • 45 mins
Brent Axe and Javon Edmonds bring you all the latest from SU football spring practice on a live episode of Syracuse Sports
First, Brent and Javon discuss SU's budding two-way star Demetres Samuel Jr. SU head coach Fran Brown said on Monday that Samuel is on track to start at cornerback and will play on offense for the Orange as well. Brent and Javon discuss what some of his teammates think of Samuel's play so far and the important...
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Brent Axe and Chris Carlson discuss the latest SU sports topics on a live episode of Syracuse Sports
Brent and Chris focused on 3 topics for this week's show"
If you could pick one guy from the transfer portal for Syracuse, who would it be?
What we know and what we don’t know about SU football based on what we’ve seen so far in spring practice.
Do you take the over or under on three Syracuse players selected in the upcoming N...
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March 25, 2025 • 29 mins
Brent Axe and Chris Carlson react to JJ Starling and Donnie Freeman's return to SU basketball on a live episode of Syracuse Sports.
Donnie and JJ were simply the two players SU could not afford to lose.
Chris and Brent discuss how Freeman and Starling's return gives Syracuse head coach Adrian Autry an important foundation of talent and experience to build off along with incoming recruits Kiyan Anthony, Sadiq White, Luke Fennell...
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March 24, 2025 • 43 mins
Brent Axe and Javon Edmonds discuss the latest Syracuse football spring camp topics on a live edition of Syracuse Sports.
Is the Syracuse quarterback competition already over? Brent and Javon both give their impressions of what they have seen from camp so far and why they believe one name has emerged as the clear starter.
Brent and Javon also discuss a player already gaining serious buzz at camp (who is currently 16 years old b...
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March 21, 2025 • 53 mins
On the latest episode of Syracuse Sports, Syracuse.com's Brent Axe and Javon Edmonds split up the Syracuse football discussion into Top 3 lists.
Javon presents Brent with his 3 big takeaways from Syracuse's recent Pro Day, featuring players like Kyle McCord, LeQuint Allen, Oronde Gadsden II, Jackson Meeks, Alijah Clark. Justin Barron and Marlowe Wax trying to impress over 50 NFL and pro football personnel.
Brent then gives Javo...
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March 20, 2025 • 38 mins
Brent Axe and Chris Carlson bring you the latest live episode of Syracuse Sports!
What are Brent and Chris watching for as Syracuse football spring practice opens? Will Fran Brown's suggestion to heed Deion Sanders' call and join Colorado for spring practice come true? Maybe not this year, but Brent and Chris say it's a great idea.
They also discuss yet another March Madness without Syracuse basketball and where fans will be dir...
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Brent Axe and Chris Carlson discuss how Syracuse basketball's roster will take shape in the transfer portal now that the 2024-25 season is over on a live edition of Syracuse Sports.
Brent and Chris review Syracuse basketball's loss to SMU and offer some final thoughts on that game, the season and review some postgame commentary from head coach Adrian Autry that resonated with the Syracuse fanbase.
Brent and Chris then examine the ...
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March 13, 2025 • 44 mins
Brent Axe chats live following SU basketball's season-ending 73-53 loss to SMU in the ACC Tournament. The Orange finished 14-19, the most losses in a season for Syracuse since a 2-22 campaign in the 1961-62 season.
SU trailed by just three points at halftime (31-28) but shot 8-of-30 in the 2nd half and were out-scored by SMU 42-25 after halftime, ending one of the most disappointing seasons in SU history.
Brent got plenty of rea...
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March 11, 2025 • 30 mins
Brent Axe chats live following Syracuse basketball's 66-62 win over FSU in the ACC Tournament.
It was a "survive and advance " type game for SU who won despite shooting just 2-of-14 from 3-point range, 12-22 from the free throw line and letting a 16-point lead wilt down late in the game.
Again.
JJ Starling had 27 points for the Orange, 19 of which came in the second half.
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On the latest episode of Syracuse Sports, Brent Axe lists 5 ways Syracuse basketball Adrian Autry can get the program back on track starting with the all-important upcoming transfer portal season.
Then Brent chats with former syracuse.com colleague Emily Leiker, now with the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, about the Syracuse football players hoping to hear their names called in the upcoming NFL Draft. Emily tells Brent what she heard ab...
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