Zack Mahoney: Cuse will start QB Zack Mahoney versus LSU

After Eric Dungey left last week’s game against Central Michigan with an “upper-body” injury, Mahoney and fellow sophomore quarterback Austin Wilson split time on the field.

According to Syracuse.com, Visit Syracuse partnered with Visit Baton Rouge to enhance the experience of LSU fans when they head to Syracuse, as the Orange host the Tigers on Saturday. Mahoney and Wilson each played against Central Michigan, and Mahoney completed 4 of 4 passes for 19 yards with a 12-yard run.

Long played in five games last season, but broke a bone in his throwing hand at the start of the summer and hasn’t fully caught back up to where he was. Obviously, we want to take into account the specifics of our player. “I was just glad to be a part of it”.

At College of DuPage, Mahoney was 158-for-282 (56 percent) for 1,943 yards with 18 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. “He proved that he could handle the situation”.

“LSU thinks they’re going to come and drink Syracuse dry and Clark’s Ale House is here to welcome the challenge”, said Rich Williams, a manager at the bar. “This week’s a whole new deal”. “Coming in as a walk-on, you don’t expect to start, especially with a fifth-year senior, but you have to prepare yourself every week so that you can go in”. The Orange are now on their third quarterback of the season.

“In a weird way, when Dungey went down there was no panic”, linebacker Zaire Franklin said.

Harris, a sophomore who will be starting the fourth game of his career, has averaged 15 passes a game and has thrown for 72.5 yards a game this season. “We just have to play our part and keep points off the board”. “The higher you set the bar, the better he does”.

“I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the passing of the great baseball legend as a coach and catcher – Yogi Berra”, Miles said as he opened his press conference Wednesday night.

Freelance writer Mark Frank in Syracuse contributed.