Syracuse (3-1, 1-0 Atlantic Coast) has a bye week after an admirable effort in a 34-24 loss to then-No. 8 Louisiana State. The Orange was within seven points in both the third and fourth quarters but couldn’t pull off the upset.

SU will return to action at South Florida (1-2) on Saturday Oct. 10 at 3:30 p.m. on CBS Sports Network.

Injury report

Head coach Scott Shafer said on Saturday he hopes to get freshman quarterback Eric Dungey back either ‘early or midweek.’ Dungey took a helmet-to-helmet hit in the second quarter of the Orange’s Week 3 game against Central Michigan. Until that point, Dungey went 21-of-36 for 428 yards, five touchdowns and no interceptions.

After sustaining a lower-body injury against Rhode Island in Week 1, sophomore hybrid Ervin Philips is expected to come back at some point in the next two weeks. The original projection for his recovery was 3-4 weeks and with the bye, Syracuse’s next game will be five weeks since the Rhode Island game.

O-line shakeup

After starting center Rob Trudo suffered a lower-body injury against Central Michigan, junior Jason Emerich started in his place. Against LSU, Emerich stayed at center and Trudo returned to the lineup at right guard. Senior walk-on Seamus Shanley, who started the first three games at right guard, was bumped from the lineup. The bye week allows time to evaluate who fits where best.

Mahoney joins unique group

Walk-on sophomore quarterback Zack Mahoney threw three touchdowns in the second half against the Tigers, qualifying him for an exclusive list of quarterbacks. He is one of just six QB’s in the past decade to throw for three scores against LSU, per ESPN. The others are AJ McCarron, Aaron Murray, Ryan Mallett, T.J. Yates, John Parker Wilson and Andre Woodson.

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Published on September 28, 2015 at 6:23 pm

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