Best and worst from Syracuse football's win over WVU in Camping World Bowl

 

Orlando, Fla. -- The No. 20 Syracuse football team beat No. 16 West Virginia 34-18 on Friday in the Camping World Bowl. The Orange finished the season with a 10-3 record.


Check out the best and worst from the Orange's game against the Mountaineers (8-4).

PLAY OF THE GAME

Syracuse quarterback Eric Dungey turned in one final feat of elite plamaking in his swan song. With about 10 minutes left in the fourth quarter, he flipped backward in the face of pressure before flailing a pass toward Moe Neal. The running back checked back behind the line of scrimmage, caught the pass, then sifted his way through the WVU defense. Forty-four yards later, he was caught at the WVU 4-yard line.

 

 

PLAYER OF THE GAME

There are cases to be made here for a host of players including Dungey and Abdul Adams. I cast my vote for senior linebacker Ryan Guthrie, and here's why: the primary communicator for Syracuse's defense faced two quarterbacks and a Wildcat formation. He was working with a player making his first career start in sophomore defensive end Kingsley Jonathan and a d-line that was missing two of its top contributors.


West Virginia got in the end zone only once -- a score that was set up by an interception deep in SU territory. And when the Mountaineers needed to score to keep the game close, Guthrie stood up Trevon Wesco on a 4th-and-goal play from the SU 6-yard line with 6:12 left in regulation.
In a matchup touted for offense, Guthrie's execution in leading the Orange defense was perhaps the single most important factor.

BEST PASS

It wasn't the prettiest game for Dungey, but on the first play of the fourth quarter he delivered an accurate back-shoulder ball to transfer wideout Trishton Jackson. The 14-yard scoring strike put the Orange ahead 24-18 six seconds into the final frame. It was the first career catch for Jackson, a transfer from Michigan State who recently became eligible.

BEST RUN

Syracuse junior running back Abdul Adams made his debut on a botched throwback kickoff return. Then he stayed on the field and capped off a 10-play, 91-yard drive. On 3rd and goal from the 4, Adams took an inside handoff and powered downhill. He landed on top of a defender at the 1-yard line before making a second effort and reaching the ball over the goal line. The score made it 7-3 Orange with 3:01 left in the first quarter.

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