Syracuse’s Skid Continues against No. 18 Miami

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Syracuse’s struggles continue Saturday at Hard Rock Stadium, as the Orange fell to No. 18 Miami, 38–10.

Since quarterback Steve Angeli’s season-ending Achilles injury, Syracuse has dropped six straight and failed to score more than 18 points in any game.

The Orange held their own early, keeping Miami off the board midway through the second quarter and sacking quarterback Carson Beck twice.

“If you watch the game and look at it from 26 plus minutes, you can see how good of a football team we can be,” head coach Fran Brown said.

That early momentum flipped quickly when Beck caught a touchdown pass from wide receiver Malachi Toney, opening the scoring for Miami. The very next drive, Syracuse quarterback Rickie Collins threw a pick-six to make it 14–0 in under a minute.

From there, it was all Hurricanes. Beck became just the second active FBS quarterback to surpass 10,000 career passing yards, connecting with Keelan Marion on a 61-yard touchdown that paved the way for a 38–3 lead.

Syracuse’s only offensive output came on the last drive of the game, when freshman walk-on Joe Filardi connected with freshman tight end Elijah Washington-Baker for the first scores of both their careers.

“We’re looking to build a program. Both of those guys work hard and deserved to be out there,” Coach Brown said.

Syracuse (3–7) is no longer bowl-eligible with just two games left in the season and now look to right their wrongs headed into a bye week.