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There was hardly anything from Syracuse’s defense to stop the number 23 of Tennessee on Saturday, but they certainly tried.
The volunteers left Atlanta with a 45-26 victory over the Orange, but a moment in the second quarter during what became a TouchDown campaign so that Tennessee took the speakers of the game by surprise.
With approximately 1:25 remaining in the first half, the volunteers marched through the field, rapidly winning 63 yards in two plays.
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The view before a game 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 through Getty Images)
After Joey Aguilar hit Mike Matthews for 16 yards, Syracuse’s defender took Samuels Jr. fell to the grass, and another player by his side also seemed to be going down before standing.
That stopped the clock, for disgust not only of Tennessee fans, but the commentators Bob Wischusen and Louis Riddick on the call.
“This is not a good look. This seemed shameless,” said Riddick. “They are trying to take energetic measures against this kind of thing: pretend injuries. And I don’t want to assume anything about any player, but he seemed suspicious.
The open receiver of Tennessee Mike Matthews (4) directs the ball during the AFLAC starting game between the volunteers and Syracuse at the Mercedes-Benz stadium in Atlanta on August 30, 2025. (Brianna Paciorka/News Sentinel/USA Today Network through IMAGN images)
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“That is not what university football wants,” Riddick added. “They are trying to get this out of the game. We strategically understand why the defenses try to do this when they are in the heels … but this is something that you are going to end up being penalized if the referees catch it.”
Samuels returned to the countryside shortly after, that Wischusen, who called Tennessee to do it before, called a “miraculous recovery.”
The apparent tactic did not work because Tennessee rose 31-14.
The open receiver of the Volunteers of Tennessee, Braylon Staley (14) catches a touchdown pass against Syracuse Orange in the second quarter at the Mercedes-Benz stadium in Atlanta on August 30, 2025. (Mandatory credit: Brett Davis/Imagn images)
Syracuse will receive UCONN next week in the hope of obtaining his first victory, while Tennessee will seek to go 2-0 when he is the host of East Tennessee State next week.
