Cohen: In return to field, Sales proves he can be counted on to be consistent weapon for 2012 season | The Daily Orange
Sales himself said he can’t be satisfied with 11 catches — four more than his previous career high — since Syracuse still wound up on the wrong end of the scoreboard. "Maybe I need to get 13 next time to get the victory," he quipped.

Syracuse vs. Northwestern — 10 Things We Learned | The Juice Online
1. You should never leave a game early. Period.

Orange::44: Northwestern - Syracuse Postgame Reactions OR Derp!
Syracuse Football opens every season with excitement and optimism. This year was no exception. I, more than a decent chunk of fans, have realistic expectations when looking at this football team. I called this as a loss. That's not why this game was so soul crushing. It was the mental mistakes, bizarre penalties, and moments of truly astounding ineptness. And then falling short by only one point.

Prominent former NFL standouts flourishing as assistant coaches in the Big East - CBSSports.com
"Experience only gets you so far," said Wheatley, the third-year Syracuse running backs coach. "You could be Brett Favre and if you're not helping these guys become better players it won't matter. The most important thing is getting them to improve."

Syracuse Vs. USC: New York College's Classic Comes To MetLife Stadium - SB Nation New York
This will be the first time MetLife Stadium will host both schools, but neither program is a stranger to playing each other at the Meadowlands. In the 1990 Kickoff Classic, the Trojans defeated the then Orangemen, 34-16.

The better team lost - Cuse Country
What a gut-wrenching way to start a football season. SU outplayed Northwestern in most phases of the game, but made four or five mind-bogglingly awful plays which gave the Wildcats gift after gift. NU scored two of their touchdowns without the Orange defense on the field, and two more were on drives of less than 30 yards.

Real Tweets from Real People - Beth Mowins IS NOT Pam Ward
Mowins announced Saturday's Syracuse-Northwestern game with Joey Galloway (who I thought was pretty good in his first game), but many watching somehow thought Mowins was Ward. This, of course, was wrong.

A fantastic video of a Syracuse fan's first game in the "Carrier Dome, as we call it" and first football game ever, I think.

The SU Marching Band does their thing at halftime...