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Syracuse hosts Wake Forest and looks to end 3-game skid Syracuse head coach Dino Babers walks off the field after an NCAA college football game against Clemson in Clemson, S.C., on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020. (Ken Ruinard/Pool Photo via AP) (Associated Press) A week after giving top-ranked Clemson fits for nearly three quarters, Syracuse is eager to prove it wasn’t a fluke. The unbeaten Tigers led by just six points late in the third quarter last Saturday in Death Valley before pulling away for a 47-21 victory. The Orange (1-5, 1-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) have lost three straight and hope that effort is a sign of better things ahead. “Honestly, I feel like the team already knew that we could play like that. It was just a matter of time,” redshirt sophomore wide receiver Anthony Queeley said. “It has a lot to do with the seniors and the guys at the top of the pyramid. We just have to bring that same energy with us every week to every team that we play and not just Clemson.” Up next is W

Pair of college teams among those promoting social justice awareness on helmets, uniforms CINCINNATI ( WICS / WJLA /WKRC) - A pair of college football teams will be among those promoting social justice awareness on helmets and uniforms this season. Members of the Illinois football team have been using their voices and platforms throughout the year to promote racial equality and social justice. The team will continue to bring awareness to those issues throughout the season. In the Big Ten opener against Wisconsin on Friday night, the Illini plan to wear black Block I decals on their helmets, replacing the traditional orange and blue Block I. In addition to the black Block I, the Illini will include a black fist decal on the back of their helmets, as well as one of five messages on the rear bumper. Players will choose between Black Lives Matter, I Fight Against Racism, Together, Equality, or United. Illinois will wear black I decals in the season opener against Wisconsin (Illinois Athlet