A bowl game, a new era on the hardwood, and the chance at a College Cup: Inside the renewed excitement around SU athletics

There's renewed excitement around Syracuse University athletics whether it's on the gridiron, the pitch or the hardwood. SU football (7-5) is looking ahead to the final chapter of their 2022 season, a date with the Minnesota Golden Gophers in the Pinstripe Bowl. Meanwhile SU men's soccer can almost taste a national championship and a new legacy is being created on the hardwood of the JMA Wireless Dome. On this week's episode of "The Orange Zone Podcast" Tommy Sladek, Samantha Croston, and James Mungro kick off the way-too-early preview of the Pinstripe Bowl with a preliminary look at the matchup and the connections it brings (04:32-07:29) as well as what we know when it comes to some of SU's standouts and the potential for them to test the Transfer Portal waters (07:30-14:57). The team also dives into everything that comes with playing in a bowl game, both good and bad (14:58-21:59) along with praising the upcoming introduction of a 12-team college football playoff (22:00-25:38). A special guest also stops by in SU senior and CNY Central Sports Intern Ashley Wenskoski. She provides the team with the weekly trivia question (25:39-27:58) and her perspective on what students are focusing on as they head into winter break (27:59-29:35) before the team gives some well-deserved attention to both of SU's basketball teams (29:36-34:27) and the SU men's soccer team (35:07-37:17). A lot's going on in CNY, and we're your home for it all. So sit back, relax and enjoy this week's episode of "The Orange Zone Podcast". See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.