Black is Back
12/8/2020 9:20:00 PM | Football
Josh Black isn't done yet.
The Orange senior put an end to any speculation by announcing that he'd intend to take advantage of the NCAA offered extra season of eligibility to fall sport athletes due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, and return to Syracuse for another season.
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He'll enter the 2021 campaign with 48 games played, 120 tackles, 18.0 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks and an interception. He started every game of the past-two seasons for the Orange, and his return provides veteran presence to a defense otherwise littered with youth. Syracuse started six freshmen in each of its last two games of the season, with Black being one-of-three seniors on the unit.
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Syracuse concluded the season against No. 2 Notre Dame last week, and now turns its attention to 2021, looking to build off a season that saw 72-percent of its roster as underclassmen and a record number of freshmen starters.
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The Orange senior put an end to any speculation by announcing that he'd intend to take advantage of the NCAA offered extra season of eligibility to fall sport athletes due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, and return to Syracuse for another season.
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I've got unfinished business I need to take care of. pic.twitter.com/wy0RcKR9W3
— Joshua Black (@jnblack85) December 8, 2020
He'll enter the 2021 campaign with 48 games played, 120 tackles, 18.0 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks and an interception. He started every game of the past-two seasons for the Orange, and his return provides veteran presence to a defense otherwise littered with youth. Syracuse started six freshmen in each of its last two games of the season, with Black being one-of-three seniors on the unit.
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Syracuse concluded the season against No. 2 Notre Dame last week, and now turns its attention to 2021, looking to build off a season that saw 72-percent of its roster as underclassmen and a record number of freshmen starters.
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