Camp Notebook: Week 3

The Orange camp rolls along, with just one week remaining of traditional training camp before we enter game week.

Catch up on what you might have missed this week.

Tuesday, Aug. 17
Head Coach Dino Babers met with the media on Tuesday for his weekly press conference. Hear what he had to say about how the Orange are progressing:

Keep working 🍊 pic.twitter.com/HjmOD2UAjx
— Syracuse Football (@CuseFootball) August 17, 2021

Thursday, Aug. 19
Offensive players held their weekly media availability. Quarterbacks Garrett Shrader and Tommy DeVito both held press conferences about the competition in the QB room.

Garrett Shrader also met with the local media following today's practice. Hear what he had to say after the first scrimmage and into the third week of camp: pic.twitter.com/IENGTXjUOd
— Syracuse Football (@CuseFootball) August 19, 2021

Listen in on what Tommy DeVito had to say post-practice today to the media: pic.twitter.com/7eScmnYCcf
— Syracuse Football (@CuseFootball) August 19, 2021

Syracuse reporter Brian Higgins also caught up with Anthony Queeley, who's looking to build on a sophomore season that saw him emerge as the team's second-most frequently targeted wideout last year.

The team mixed in a few minutes of fun as well, with linemen getting an opportunity to try their hand at catching punts:

Had some fun letting some big dogs catch punts this morning pic.twitter.com/olz4bucvtN
— Syracuse Football (@CuseFootball) August 19, 2021

Friday, Aug. 20

Defensive players held their weekly media sessions. Hear from both Mikel Jones and Garrett Williams on how the first few weeks of camp are going:

Saturday, Aug. 21
Another scrimmage highlighted the last day of the week, before the team takes its mandatory off day on Sunday.

Saturday's scrimmage was mostly the 2s and 3s on the current iteration of depth chart, with the 1s taking limited reps in just situational periods. The 2s and 3s were run more like a live scrimmage, with drive continuations or stops based on down and distance, while the 1s worked with a two-minute drill drive and some third-down situations.

Scrimmage sights 📸 pic.twitter.com/SBId6VxGPO
— Syracuse Football (@CuseFootball) August 21, 2021

The Orange converted one of their two-minute drill drives in a touchdown, marching the length of the field with a Taj Harris touchdown in the back of the end zone. Freshman DB Darian Chestnut had yet another pick-six in the third-down situations period, jumping a route and taking it for the score.

Other News and Notes:
- Fan Fest is less than a week away. Be sure to claim your ticket and get a chance to see the Orange in person for the first time this season, plus experience the new Dome renovations and upgraded concession options. For details and more information, click here: Fan Fest
- As a reminder, all fans need to use mobile tickets when accessing the Dome this season. If you have not yet updated your MyCuse account to receive mobile tickets, do so here: Mobile tickets
- Tickets for the 2021 season are on sale now. Visit cuse.com/tickets or call 888-DOME-TIX to purchase. Fans can now purchase season tickets, partial plans and individual game tickets, however the best value for 'Cuse fans to watch the Orange this season remains purchasing a season ticket. For less than $20 per game, fans can get access to every game of a home slate that features Clemson and Liberty – both of which finished in the top-20 of the 2020 AP Poll – matchups with longtime rivals Boston College and Pitt, an old-BIG EAST reunion against Rutgers, Wake Forest and an in-state showdown with UAlbany. This is the first time Syracuse has hosted seven home games since the 2017 season.