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Sunday Sidebar: Jordan Jump-Starts Offense
11/24/2019 12:21:00 PM | Football
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Freshman running back Jawhar Jordan gave Syracuse fans a glimpse of what the future may hold yesterday at Cardinal Stadium.
The rookie accumulated a career-best 223 all-purpose yards on 12 touches against Louisville, an average of 18.6 yards per play. The performance dwarfed Jordan's 83 all-purpose yards (70 rushing, 13 receiving) he compiled in his three previous appearances this season.
Good things seemed to happen each time the Hamilton (Ariz.) High School product had the ball in his hands. Jordan returned three kickoffs for 101 yards, caught two passes for 87 yards, and rushed seven times for 35 yards.
"He had a great game tonight," senior offensive co-captain Moe Neal said.
All three of Jordan's kickoff returns initiated drives that resulted in points. His first kickoff return went for 48 yards and led to a first-quarter Andre Szmyt field goal that got the Orange on the scoreboard. Later, Jordan took the opening kickoff of the second half back 35 yards to start a drive that was capped by another Szmyt field goal. Jordan's last runback didn't have the length of the first two (only 18 yards), but he positioned the Orange at their own 37-yard line. Twelve plays later, quarterback Tommy DeVito fired a 9-yard touchdown pass to Trishton Jackson that made the score 49-34.
Jordan also made a big play in the passing game. On Syracuse's second-to-last series, he caught a short throw from Clayton Welch and scampered 81 yards down the sideline before being run out of bounds at the 3-yard line. The Orange were unable to come away with points, however, the reception marked the third-longest for a Syracuse player this season and the longest ever by an Orange freshman.
Yesterday's game was Jordan's fourth of the season, the maximum for a player to maintain his ability to redshirt under NCAA rules. Head coach Dino Babers told "Voice of the Orange" Matt Park after the game that the coaching staff would decide this week if Jordan will suit up for the season finale against Wake Forest.
"We're going to go back. "We're going to look at it," Babers said. "There's a lot of things that go into a decision like that. I know that young man. He's so unselfish. Anything that we decide, he'll do. He's a team player."
Regardless if Jordan takes the field against the Demon Deacons, he's demonstrated the ability to be a regular contributor down the road.
"He's showing us some things that may happen in the future," Babers told Park. "We're excited about where he's at right now."
For complete coverage of Syracuse football, follow us on Twitter (@CuseFootball), Instagram (@CuseFootball) and like us on Facebook (Syracuse Football).
The rookie accumulated a career-best 223 all-purpose yards on 12 touches against Louisville, an average of 18.6 yards per play. The performance dwarfed Jordan's 83 all-purpose yards (70 rushing, 13 receiving) he compiled in his three previous appearances this season.
Good things seemed to happen each time the Hamilton (Ariz.) High School product had the ball in his hands. Jordan returned three kickoffs for 101 yards, caught two passes for 87 yards, and rushed seven times for 35 yards.
"He had a great game tonight," senior offensive co-captain Moe Neal said.
All three of Jordan's kickoff returns initiated drives that resulted in points. His first kickoff return went for 48 yards and led to a first-quarter Andre Szmyt field goal that got the Orange on the scoreboard. Later, Jordan took the opening kickoff of the second half back 35 yards to start a drive that was capped by another Szmyt field goal. Jordan's last runback didn't have the length of the first two (only 18 yards), but he positioned the Orange at their own 37-yard line. Twelve plays later, quarterback Tommy DeVito fired a 9-yard touchdown pass to Trishton Jackson that made the score 49-34.
Jordan also made a big play in the passing game. On Syracuse's second-to-last series, he caught a short throw from Clayton Welch and scampered 81 yards down the sideline before being run out of bounds at the 3-yard line. The Orange were unable to come away with points, however, the reception marked the third-longest for a Syracuse player this season and the longest ever by an Orange freshman.
Yesterday's game was Jordan's fourth of the season, the maximum for a player to maintain his ability to redshirt under NCAA rules. Head coach Dino Babers told "Voice of the Orange" Matt Park after the game that the coaching staff would decide this week if Jordan will suit up for the season finale against Wake Forest.
"We're going to go back. "We're going to look at it," Babers said. "There's a lot of things that go into a decision like that. I know that young man. He's so unselfish. Anything that we decide, he'll do. He's a team player."
Regardless if Jordan takes the field against the Demon Deacons, he's demonstrated the ability to be a regular contributor down the road.
"He's showing us some things that may happen in the future," Babers told Park. "We're excited about where he's at right now."
For complete coverage of Syracuse football, follow us on Twitter (@CuseFootball), Instagram (@CuseFootball) and like us on Facebook (Syracuse Football).
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