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Syracuse Changes Opponents, Will Host Pittsburgh on Wednesday

The Orange will face the Panthers in their first game in over two weeks.
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Syracuse Changes Opponents, Will Host Pittsburgh on Wednesday
Syracuse Changes Opponents, Will Host Pittsburgh on Wednesday

Syracuse Athletics announced Sunday night that Syracuse men's basketball's game on Wednesday is still on, but with a change of opponent. Instead of facing Florida State, they will play Pittsburgh. The Seminoles are in quarantine after a positive test within their program. The game will still tip at 4:30 p.m. Eastern and be broadcast on the ACC Network. 

Florida State had a positive COVID-19 test within their men's basketball program, which led to the postponement Saturday's game against Duke.

Syracuse has already had three COVID related incidents this season. The first came before the season opener, and the Orange had to pause all team activities for two weeks. They were only able to get one practice in before the first game. Buddy Boeheim then had to miss three games due to contact tracing. The last came after Syracuse's last game, which took place on December 19th. 

Buffalo had a positive test the next day, which forced Syracuse to go into quarantine and pause all team activities. Syracuse resumed practice on Sunday, just a few days before Wednesday's matchup with Pittsburgh. 

Syracuse is currently 6-1 (1-0) on the season. Their only loss is to Rutgers, who has been ranked all year. Wednesday's game against Pittsburgh will be their first home conference game. 

Pittsburgh is currently 5-2 (1-1). They have not played since a December 22nd game against Louisville. They lost that game by 10 at home. Their other loss is to St. Francis. The Panthers most impressive win is over 19th ranked Northwestern. 

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Title: Publisher All Syracuse Education: Roberts Wesleyan College Location: Syracuse, New York Expertise: Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting.  EXPERIENCE Mike McAllister has been covering Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting for more than a decade. Mike's career started with his own free blog as a way to vent following sporting events. Shortly thereafter, a network of basketball sites called Coast 2 Coast Hoops asked him to run their Syracuse site. That site was called Nation of Orange, and Mike quickly established it as a go-to for Syracuse fans.  After running Nation of Orange for several months, a position with the Syracuse site on the Scout network became available. After one year as the recruiting expert with Cuse Nation, he was named the publisher. Mike oversaw the transition from Scout to 247Sports, and ran the site on that network for years.  Presented with the opportunity to join one of the biggest names in the sports journalism industry, Sports Illustrated, Mike jumped at the chance. All Syracuse was started from scratch by Mike and the Fan Nation team. It has now become a staple for Orange fans of various sports.  Mike has broken news on recruiting, Syracuse basketball and football team information and has established himself as the top recruiting inside in the market. He has appeared on local radio shows, television broadcasts, national radio shows and much more. Mr. McAllister has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting and Information Management from Roberts Wesleyan College. 

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