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"This is Your Team"
8/27/2014 11:50:00 AM | Football
Head Coach Scott Shafer and the Orange eagerly await Villanova
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The wait is almost over.
With the Syracuse's season opener with Villanova just two days away, head coach Scott Shafer and the rest of the Orange are eagerly awaiting running out of the tunnel for the first time in 2014.
"I think it's a great thing for our kids, a great thing for our community and a great thing for our University to kick things off Friday night in the Dome," Shafer said. "We've had some great memories in those situations in the past. For me, West Virginia and Louisville especially come to mind. We're just looking forward to doing more of the same and kicking off the season against Villanova. We're excited to get the community out to the Dome and have that excitement in the air.
"This is your team. Our kids are excited, as well as our coaches, to get out there and go get after it on the football field after all the work we put in between those two white lines."
The Dome experience is nothing new to a large portion of the Orange, who bring back one of its most experienced rosters in years as more than half of the Orange's two-deep comprised of seniors.
All through training camp that experience has helped foster a close knit environment amongst the team with senior quarterback Terrel Hunt being one of the leaders in that department.
"He's been a good big brother," Shafer said. "Last year was different element, where he was competing to try and get that number one spot. This year he's helping bring along the younger brothers. He's done a nice job, he really has. I think we all know Terrel has a nice sense of who he is and part of his role this year is to be our starting quarterback but to also find out who are younger brothers are on the team and how can we help them help themselves and ultimately help the team. Terrel and so many other guys on the team have done a great job, not a good job with that. I'm very pleased with his presence."
Syracuse opens the season at home Friday, Aug. 29 against Villanova. Season tickets for 2014, which start at $99, and the three-game package that includes Villanova, Florida State and a third home game in the Dome of the fan's choice ($125 per package) are available now online (www.Cuse.com), by phone (888-DOMETIX), at Destiny USA kiosks and at the Carrier Dome Box Office (Gate B). In addition, discounted group tickets (20+), with prices as low as $10 each, are available for all home games by calling the Ticket Sales office (443-3212).
Tickets for the 'Syracuse Section' for the 2014 New York's College Classic vs. Notre Dame at MetLife Stadium are on sale now, starting at $45, via www.NYCollegeClassic.com, phone (888-DOMETIX, Option Zero), or in person at the Carrier Dome Box Office (Gate B).
For complete coverage of Syracuse and Syracuse football, follow us on Facebook (Syracuse Orange & Syracuse Football) and Twitter (@Cuse & @CuseFootball). Check out exclusive videos on Orange All-Access and behind-the-scenes pictures on Instagram (syracuseathletics).
Related Links: Cuse Football Blog | Tickets | 2014 Depth Chart | Game Notes
The wait is almost over.
With the Syracuse's season opener with Villanova just two days away, head coach Scott Shafer and the rest of the Orange are eagerly awaiting running out of the tunnel for the first time in 2014.
"I think it's a great thing for our kids, a great thing for our community and a great thing for our University to kick things off Friday night in the Dome," Shafer said. "We've had some great memories in those situations in the past. For me, West Virginia and Louisville especially come to mind. We're just looking forward to doing more of the same and kicking off the season against Villanova. We're excited to get the community out to the Dome and have that excitement in the air.
"This is your team. Our kids are excited, as well as our coaches, to get out there and go get after it on the football field after all the work we put in between those two white lines."
The Dome experience is nothing new to a large portion of the Orange, who bring back one of its most experienced rosters in years as more than half of the Orange's two-deep comprised of seniors.
All through training camp that experience has helped foster a close knit environment amongst the team with senior quarterback Terrel Hunt being one of the leaders in that department.
"He's been a good big brother," Shafer said. "Last year was different element, where he was competing to try and get that number one spot. This year he's helping bring along the younger brothers. He's done a nice job, he really has. I think we all know Terrel has a nice sense of who he is and part of his role this year is to be our starting quarterback but to also find out who are younger brothers are on the team and how can we help them help themselves and ultimately help the team. Terrel and so many other guys on the team have done a great job, not a good job with that. I'm very pleased with his presence."
Syracuse opens the season at home Friday, Aug. 29 against Villanova. Season tickets for 2014, which start at $99, and the three-game package that includes Villanova, Florida State and a third home game in the Dome of the fan's choice ($125 per package) are available now online (www.Cuse.com), by phone (888-DOMETIX), at Destiny USA kiosks and at the Carrier Dome Box Office (Gate B). In addition, discounted group tickets (20+), with prices as low as $10 each, are available for all home games by calling the Ticket Sales office (443-3212).
Tickets for the 'Syracuse Section' for the 2014 New York's College Classic vs. Notre Dame at MetLife Stadium are on sale now, starting at $45, via www.NYCollegeClassic.com, phone (888-DOMETIX, Option Zero), or in person at the Carrier Dome Box Office (Gate B).
For complete coverage of Syracuse and Syracuse football, follow us on Facebook (Syracuse Orange & Syracuse Football) and Twitter (@Cuse & @CuseFootball). Check out exclusive videos on Orange All-Access and behind-the-scenes pictures on Instagram (syracuseathletics).
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