Arthur Jones News

Syracuse's Arthur Jones goes after Cincinnati quarterback Zack Collaros during the game at the Carrier Dome on October 31.

Connecticut linebacker Sio Moore carries the jersey of Jasper Howard after Connecticut defeated Notre Dame 33-30 in double overtime in South Bend, Ind., November 21.

The plan was to run new wrinkles off the option package on offense and a high-risk/high-reward zero coverage scheme on defense.

Site: Rentschler Field, East Hartford Time: Noon TV: Ch. 59, SNY Radio: WTIC-AM 1080 Line: UConn by 13 1/2 Weather: Fox 61's Garett Argianas says ... Very windy, blustery, partly to mostly sunny.

We've got two weeks left in the season, though two Big East teams -- Louisville and Syracuse -- wrap up their 2009 this weekend.

Syracuse quarterback Greg Paulus has had an up-and-down season for the Orange, throwing 10 touchdowns and 14 interceptions.

Ah, the fruits of victory. When was the last time Syracuse University football fans could spend a Sunday debating the merits of an onsides kick instead of the merits of the starting quarterback? Or bemoaning a blocked punt instead of the failure of the offensive line to block anybody? Or discussing whether the Orange should have punched in another ...

As any self-respecting Orange fan with a sense of his teama s history will tell you, Rutgers is not Syracusea s rival.

This football season started with a challenge to change the culture. We heard it passed around by Syracuse quarterback Greg Paulus, coach Doug Marrone and many of the players.

It gets worse and worse for Syracuse. The Orange play their final home game of the season Saturday, facing Rutgers at 3:30 p.m. at the Carrier Dome.

Head coach Doug Marrone said today that injured starting cornerback Kevyn Scott will be available to play on Saturday.

Series Record: Syracuse leads 28-10-1. Last Meeting: 2008, Rutgers, 35-17. Syracuse is 0-5 and in the Big East cellar after its 10-9 loss at Louisville, and Orange coach Doug Marrone dearly wants the seniors on the team to go out with a win in their final home game.

There are some games that never seemed winnable for the Syracuse University football team this fall.

Syracuse defensive end Chandler Jones was named to the Big East Conference's weekly honor roll for his performance in the Orange's 10-9 loss to Louisville.

To roast or to toast? That is the question. Roast the Syracuse University football team for finding a way to fall to a Louisville team that seemed intent on losing its third consecutive game to the Orange and seal the fate of third-year head coach Steve Kragthorpe.

Louisville -- The Syracuse University football team will try to win its first Big East Conference game of the season and stay alive for bowl eligibility when it plays Louisville here on a warm, breezy November Saturday.

Louisville running back Victor Anderson ran for 113 yards and 1 TD in last season's 28-21 loss to the Orange at the Carrier Dome.

If there is a Big East football team as bad off as Syracuse right now, it's Louisville.

The smile on the face of Arthur Jones has never been bigger. Even as he awaits knee surgery that will cause him to miss the final three games of the season, the Syracuse University senior defensive tackle is celebrating his time with the Orange.

Sign of the times ... instead of the usual full-pad practice on Tuesday, the Orange worked in shells .