Syracuse Training Camp Notebook 8/16/23

Observations from a recent Orange football practice.

Syracuse football continued training camp on Wednesday with the first portion of practice open to the media. Here are none observations from that time period.

1. Carlos Del Rio-Wilson looked very smooth in his progressions and had confidence throwing in tight windows. Throughout practice he was taking what the defense gave him, which is a great sign for the redshirt sophomore. 

2. Garrett Shrader force feeding Oronde Gadsden in the intermediate patterns. Also looked good on deep balls, hitting receivers in stride.

3. Oronde was not kidding in his ACC Network Road Trip interview when he said he was going to be used in different ways. He was in motion on a run play off tackle. Then went into motion to set up a screen pass that picked up a good chunk of yards. Coach Beck is just scratching the surface with creative ways to use him. 

4. Damien Alford impressed the most of the out wide receivers. His route running looked extremely crisp. Even when he was not the target, his route running allowed for other playmakers on his side to get open. 

5. After back to back three and outs, Garrett Shrader showed poise in the pocket and converted multiple third downs on the next drive. 

Coach Babers wasn’t shy during yesterday’s @ACCFootball Road Trip visit saying the defense has had the upper hand in training camp

The offense must’ve used that as motivation because they were making PLAYS today

Look out for my article about practice on @SyracuseOnFN pic.twitter.com/bFdut0McX4

— Griffin Della Penna (@GriffinDP_) August 16, 2023

6. It is evident how talented LeQuint Allen is, but it is going to take time getting back into the swing of things. There was miscommunication on a handoff with Shrader that led to a sack. 

7. One of the plays of the day was by defensive lineman Kevin Jobity. He got off of a double team and made a big hit on running back Ike Daniels for no gain to set up a third and long situation. 

8. The secondary stepped up in team periods with great coverage down the field. That gave the pass rush more time to get to the quarterback and several broken up passes. Isaiah Johnson has looked really good at boundary corner. 

9. The interior of the offensive line seems to be improving, but still has a ways to go. There were no huge running plays during the team period but they did look more cohesive compared to last week. 

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