the mcord era begins here in the dome and the 2024 season for Syracuse gets going as they take on the Ohio Bobcats out of the M Denberg has it teed up to meets leather and the Fran Brown era is underway here in the qes and it's a first down again they try hunt up the middle finds room bounces off a couple of tacklers great nydd gain on first down tank Wilson on the stop but a good run for Ohio good hold good place and puts it [Applause] through Ohio is out playing the front seven of Syracuse again tus bounces it outside trashes down inside the 30 give him 14 tius huge hole on the left side inside the 10 down to the six nvar OT a throw he just got it off now he's being flushed and he'll be brought [Applause] down and it's good Ohio brings just four P again over the middle first down into Ohio territory now Allen out of the back field goes in motion Ohio Prince pressure he's gon wide open inside the five touchdown well it's been almost a year since aande Gatson has played football for his First Catch he makes it all the way to the end zone for the first touchdown of the season for the Syracuse Orange Navaro the fake to hunt pressure along the outside he's brought [Applause] down Owen in motion Navaro gives to hunt and he brought down in the back field tank Wilson aord to throw Ohio brings just four pel to the first down marker I think he got it play as well field goal attempt goings it off the upright and goodus that's part of it tus on the run and he's going to make the most of the time he has before that timeout getting blocks downfield into Syracuse territory all the way down to the 31 and then a late flag tooot Naro going to keep it himself designed quarterback draw inside the five inside the three will Nixon will spell Allen mord to throw over the middle G it again he gets hit hard but hangs on to it by Austin broy and broy may have taken the worst of that one he did he originally gave it to the linesman and said that's not going to work that's not the right guy 10 seconds maybe one shot to the end zone here from aord and he takes it has a receiver open to the corner Peña for the [Applause] score the football that we've witnessed has been a full team effort by the orange first and goal on the three yard line for Ohio the defense stands up forces a field goal with enough time on the clock Fran Brown allows his offense a chance to move down the field Kyle mcor takes that leap shot to Pena touchdown Syracuse yeah that old line will lift him up thear to throw Owen makes the catch on the run inside the 40 lowers his shoulder cinko brought him down [Applause] again tus on the left Edge avoids a tackler stays in bounds and scores [Applause] they're seeing here early in the second half I mean great job of the Quin Allen big run up the middle still on his feet into Ohio territory watch right here great job of paa coming in and sealing this block and Max M blocking down creating the big running Lane right there and then you get laquinn Allen on the second level that is an encouraging run Hatcher in motion Gaton makes the catch and absorbs punishment at the 10 Grande Gatson down the bottom of your screen the cord goes toquin Allen one handed C for the touchdown what a luxury Kyle mcord gets two top Targets on the right hand side Arande Gatson clears out and [Applause] lequin fake to tius and go his digs convert to keep this drive alive from their own 41 the cord to throw deep Oh What A Catch by Jackson Meeks mord the fake to Willis going to the corner for Peña [Music] touchdown great placement of the football back shoulder away from the defend true freshman out of Newark New Jersey stays in the block but cord going deep going to Haynes and he makes the [Music] catch Peña he [Music] [Applause] [Music] scores lavaro fakes it to tus has him out of the back field instead goes downfield and finds Owen inside Syracuse territory there's a lot of fight left still in this bob cat team lavaro on the option pitches it off in a beautiful play to tus and he's going to score 46 more for tius on the ground as orange defense this time the speed option Fidel Diggs takes the quarterback and no one is out there there for the pitch [Applause] man the fake to tius oh and again over the middle out to the 32 it's three time all Big Sky in northern Arizona looks playing like he wants to be all Mack today that H and picked off intercepted by James herd watch number 88 right in the middle of your screen you can't get to the quarterback get your hand up Johnny on the spot those time things describ to me hey this is a run first type offense right now there we go Allen up the middle into Ohio territory for the first down look forward fakes to Allen going deep again this time the Hatcher it's intercepted intercepted by Tank Pearson Naro is going to roll the pocket nice catch by Owen and he stays in bounds long enough to get it well into Syracuse territory playing his first game for the Ohio Bobcats Navaro got a lot of room to run and he takes it inside the 30 before he goes out of bounds there's a lot to like for both of these coaches from what they saw from their teams Now Syracuse defensively they got a lot of work to do H might work C down good times staring down the CL some Hallelujah