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There was practically nothing that Syracuse’s defense could do to stop Tennessee n ° 23 on Saturday, but they certainly tried.
The volunteers left Atlanta with a 45-26 victory over the orange, but a moment of the second quarter – in what has become a journey of Touché for Tennessee – took the advertisers of the game by surprise.
With around 1:25 to do in the first half, the volunteers walked on the ground, quickly winning 63 yards on two games.
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A general vision of the field before the university football match between the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and the Syracuse Orange on September 7, 2024 at the JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, NY. (Gregory Fisher / Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
After Joey Aguilar struck Mike Matthews for 16 yards, the defender of Syracuse Demetres Samuels Jr. fell on the lawn, and another next to him also seemed that he was descending before getting up.
Of course, this stopped the chronometer, to the Dam not only the fans of Tennessee, but the commentators Bob Wischusen and Louis Riddick on the call.
“This is not a good look. It looked blatant,” said Riddick. “They are trying to suppress this kind of thing, to fake injuries, and I don’t want to assume anything about a player, but he looked suspicious.”
The wide receiver of Tennessee Mike Matthews (4) heads the ball during the kick-off of Aflac between the volunteers and Syracuse held at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, August 30, 2025. (Brianna Paciorka / News Sentinel / USA Today Network via Imagn Images)
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“It’s just not what university football wants,” added Riddick. “They try to get out of the game. We strategically understand why the defenses try to do it when they are on their heels … But that’s something that you will end up being penalized if the referees catch it.”
Samuels was back on the ground shortly after, that Wischusen, who called Tennessee for having done it earlier, jokingly called a “miraculous recovery”.
The apparent tactics did not work, while Tennessee increased by 31-14.
August 30, 2025; Atlanta, Georgia, United States; The Tennessee Braylon Staley volunteer recipient (14) catches a pass of a hit against the Syracuse Orange in the second quarter at the Mercedes-Benz stadium. (Compulsory credit: Brett Davis / Imagn Images)
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Syracuse will welcome Uconn next week in the hope of winning his first victory, while Tennessee will seek to go 2-0 when they welcome the East Tennessee State next week.
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