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Orange open training camp with optimism amid uncertain times

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Orange open training camp with optimism amid uncertain times
Orange open training camp with optimism amid uncertain times

With an altered schedule and opt out decisions looming, the Syracuse Orange returned to the football field for the first time in 2020 excited to get closer to normal in what is a very abnormal time.

The first practice of training camp today - ahead of an 11-game almost entirely conference 2020 season.

This is footage from last year's training camp as media was not allowed on-site today to limit attendance.

Orange defensive lineman cooper dawson will not be with the team this year - opting out of the season due to health concerns.

Head coach dino babers said that he supports any player or coach who decides not to participate due to the pandemic.

The team 12-hundred covid tests conducted since players arrived for small group workouts in june.

With precautions in place - and a team hungry to bounce back after a tough 5-and-7 2019 - there is a lot of optimism about their ability to compete here in 2020.

Dino babers: the energy moving up to this week has been outstanding.

I think that both new coordinators are doing a really good job of getting their information across to their young man.

The biggest thing is going to be obviously the lack of spring ball where they would have the opportunity to practice the basic fundamentals of the things they need to do so starting today we will be in helmets for two days and shoulder pads for two days and then we will have an opportunity to put the gear on and we will start down that road with fundamentals.

But the energy level is really high with the guys and we are kind of tired of doing all of the other stuff and want to get to the stuff that we know how to do which is football.

The a-c-c released its schedule for member teams today.

The orange will now start their season on saturday september 12th against north carolina on the road.

Ten of their 11 games will be against conference opponents.

The vancouver canucks evened up their best of five qualifier series with the minnesota wild on tuesday in former

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