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There was practically nothing that Syracuse’s defense could do to stop Tennessee n ° 23 on Saturday, but they certainly tried.
The volunteers left Atlanta with a 45-26 victory over the orange, but a moment of the second quarter during what became a Touché’s trip for Tennessee took advertisers of the match by surprise.
With around 1:25 to do in the first half, the volunteers walked on the ground, quickly winning 63 yards on two games.
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The view before a match between the yellow jackets of Georgia Tech and the Syracuse Orange on September 7, 2024, at JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, NY (Gregory Fisher / Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
After Joey Aguilar struck Mike Matthews for 16 yards, the defender of Syracuse Demetres Samuels Jr. fell on the lawn, and another player next to him also looked to descend before recovering.
This stopped the stopwatch, to the Dam not only fans of Tennessee, but commentators Bob Wischusen and Louis Riddick on the call.
“This is not a good look. It looked blatant,” said Riddick. “They are trying to suppress this kind of thing – simulate injuries. And I don’t want to assume anything about a player, but he looked suspicious.
Tennessee Mike Matthews (4 )’s wide receiver, led the ball during the AFLAC kick-off match between the volunteers and Syracuse at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on August 30, 2025. (Brianna Paciorka / News Sentinel / USA Today Network via Imagn Images)
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“It’s just not what university football wants,” added Riddick. “They try to get out of the game. We strategically understand why the defenses try to do it when they are on their heels … But that’s something that you will end up being penalized if the referees catch it.”
Samuels was back on the ground shortly after, that Wischusen, who called Tennessee for having done it earlier, jokingly called a “miraculous recovery”.
Apparent tactics did not work because Tennessee increased by 31-14.
The Tennessee Braylon Staley volunteer recipient (14) catches a pass of a hit against the Syracuse Orange in the second quarter at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on August 30, 2025. (Compulsory credit: Brett Davis / Imagn Images)
Syracuse will welcome Uconn next week in the hope of winning his first victory, while Tennessee will seek to go 2-0 when he welcomes the East Tennessee State next week.
