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Get To Know Your Orange Man: #29, RB Otto Zaccardo

That name though...

NCAA Football: Louisville at Syracuse
This is an Otto that is in the Carrier Dome...
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Name: Otto Zaccardo

Position: Running back

Year: Junior

Height: 5’10”

Weight: 205

Hometown: Sudbury, Mass.

High School: Lincoln-Sudbury (Also attended Worcester Academy prep school)

2017 stats: He got into a single game for the against Central Connecticut State on special teams. No rushing stats were accumulated.

2018 projections: While he may not make any waves at RB, we may see Otto emerge on some of the special teams squads.

How did he get here?: He came in as a preferred walk-on in 2016

What’d recruiting sites say?: No ratings

Money Quote: Zaccardo spoke to Chris Carlson when he committed to the Syracuse Orange regarding his quite convenient nickname.

“Hey, maybe it means I’m supposed to be there,” Zaccardo joked.

Twitter feed: @ottozone321

Tweets of wonder: Otto seems to be a master of the retweet. As such, here’s an RT from the strength and conditioning staff.

What movie would Dino recommenced for him?: There’s always a bit of downtime during football camp, so Dino would go with the Lord of the Rings Trilogy by Peter Jackson. The epic starred Miranda Otto as Eowyn, without whom the Battle of Pelennor Fields would never have been the same.

Interesting nugget o’interest: We highlighted his artwork last year. Here’s another piece for this year.

Let’s get a good look at ya: