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Syracuse to Host Notre Dame in 2022

The Orange and Irish square off in the Dome for the first time since 2003.
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Syracuse to Host Notre Dame in 2022
Syracuse to Host Notre Dame in 2022

Syracuse will host Notre Dame on October 29, 2022, the school announced on Tuesday. It will be the first time since 2003 that the Irish will play in the Dome. The two last met during the 2020 season, with Notre Dame winning 45-21. Syracuse ran for 229 yards in that game despite the loss, a season high for the Irish which boasted one of the nation’s best run defenses. The Orange was led by Sean Tucker’s 113 yard performance, the first player to eclipse 100 rushing yards against Notre Dame all season.

In the last Dome meeting, Syracuse won 38-12 behind a 19 carry, 189 yard, five touchdown performance from running back Walter Reyes. 

The announcement rounds out the dates for Syracuse’s nonconference schedule. Syracuse plays at Connecticut on September 19th before returning home for back to back games against Purdue and Wagner. The Orange will then get into its Atlantic Coast Conference slate for about a month before welcoming the Irish to the Dome. With two power five opponents on the nonconference schedule, it should be an intriguing home schedule in 2022. 

Syracuse finished the 2021 season 5-7, just one game shy of bowl eligibility. Three of those losses were by three points early in the season, and the Orange hopes that the improvements made from 2020 will lead to a bowl berth in 2022. While there has been turnover on the coaching staff with the departures of offensive coordinator Sterlin Gilbert, defensive line coach Vince Reynolds, tight ends coach Reno Ferri and wide receivers coach Terrence Samuel, head coach Dino Babers, defensive coordinator Tony White and offensive line coach Mike Schmidt are all officially returning. Other coaches from the 2021 staff are expected back as well.

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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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