Camp Notebook: Week 1
8/3/2025 1:55:00 PM | Football
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Catch up on everything you missed from week 1 of training camp
The Syracuse football team is nearly one week into preseason camp, having reported early last week and now gone through four practices.
Catch up on what you might have missed with this week's camp notebook.
Wednesday, July 30
A full day of entrance meetings was capped off with The Burning of the Shoe, a Syracuse football tradition that dates back to legendary coach Dick MacPherson. The tradition symbolizes putting the past behind you, and players are instructed to put their memories into the shoe and toss it into the fire.
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Thursday, July 31 – Practice 1
'Cuse got things started on the field for the first time this preseason.
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After practice, head coach Fran Brown spoke with the media.
Friday, Aug. 1
The last practice before shoulder pads came on was also the first day for media to speak with members of the offense. Quarterbacks Rickie Collins and Steve Angeli – who are battling to become the week 1 starter – were the two in demand. Hear what they had to say:
Director of Football Performance Chad Smith also took to the podium:
Saturday, Aug. 2
Shoulder pads came on for the Orange. After practice, it was the defensive players who had their first crack at the media. Hear from veterans Duce Chestnut and Dion Wilson Jr.
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Catch up on what you might have missed with this week's camp notebook.
Wednesday, July 30
A full day of entrance meetings was capped off with The Burning of the Shoe, a Syracuse football tradition that dates back to legendary coach Dick MacPherson. The tradition symbolizes putting the past behind you, and players are instructed to put their memories into the shoe and toss it into the fire.
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Thursday, July 31 – Practice 1
'Cuse got things started on the field for the first time this preseason.
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After practice, head coach Fran Brown spoke with the media.
Friday, Aug. 1
The last practice before shoulder pads came on was also the first day for media to speak with members of the offense. Quarterbacks Rickie Collins and Steve Angeli – who are battling to become the week 1 starter – were the two in demand. Hear what they had to say:
Director of Football Performance Chad Smith also took to the podium:
Saturday, Aug. 2
Shoulder pads came on for the Orange. After practice, it was the defensive players who had their first crack at the media. Hear from veterans Duce Chestnut and Dion Wilson Jr.
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Players Mentioned
Fran Brown Press Conference | Week 3 vs. Colgate
Monday, September 08
Fran Brown Press Conference
Monday, September 08
Fran Brown Postgame Press Conference
Saturday, September 06
Players Postgame vs. UConn
Saturday, September 06
