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Josh Hough to Enter Transfer Portal

The Syracuse running back/defensive lineman will look for a new collegiate home.
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Josh Hough to Enter Transfer Portal
Josh Hough to Enter Transfer Portal

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Josh Hough has announced he will enter the transfer portal with three years of eligibility remaining, ending his Syracuse career. 

"I'd like to thank the Syracuse nation, my team and my family for supporting me during my journey into collegiate football and academics," Hough posted on Twitter. "After much prayer and conversation with my family, I have decided to enter the transfer portal with 3 years of eligibility remaining." 

Hough is the fourth Orange player to enter the portal, joining wide receivers Courtney Jackson, Anthony Queeley and Dom Foster. Hough signed with Syracuse as part of the 2021 recruiting class and started out as a running back. He got hurt during his first training camp, which derailed his true freshman season. 

After redshirting, he shifted to defensive line for the 2022 campaign. However, he did not see the field. 

Hough is a former Mr. PA Football Award Winner for small Pennsylvania schools. As a senior, Hough ran for 2,048 yards with 29 touchdowns on just 124 carries. That's an average of 16.5 yards per carry. He helped lead Beaver Falls to the WPIAL 2A championship and was named the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Player of the Year. Hough set Beaver Falls' career rushing mark with 4,378.

All season Hough impressed with video game like numbers that many could not believe were real. That includes a stat line that earned him SI All-American Freak of the Week honors. He ran for 243 yards and three touchdowns on just four carries in a 54-26 win over Lincoln High back in September. 

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MIKE MCALLISTER

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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